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imperforate

[im-pur-fer-it, -fuh-reyt] / ɪmˈpɜr fər ɪt, -fəˌreɪt /








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One female trapped on February 19, 1950, weighed only 140 grams and was still imperforate.

From Ecological Observations on the Woodrat, Neotoma floridana by Fitch, Henry S.

Anoestrus females are imperforate, and a vaginal orifice is present only during an active oestral cycle or in pregnancy.

From Aspects of Reproduction and Development in the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) by Fitch, Henry S.

Rhabdamminina, rab-da-mi-nī′na, n. a group of marine imperforate foraminiferous protozoans.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

The abnormal varieties in this series are of course the imperforate ones, and of these we present cuts of a full set in blocks of four, numbered 100 to 105 on Plate IX.

From Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery by Howes, Clifton Armstrong

The inverse ratio of seven to one for a catalogue value would make the perforated stamp list $42 with the imperforate at $6.

From The Stamps of Canada by Poole, Bertram William Henry




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