imperforate

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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.

It may also be occasioned by an imperforate hymen, in which case it must be cut open by a physician.

From The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources by Anonymous

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

The stamp is nearly square, and the specimens possessed by our correspondent are imperforate.

From Gambia by Melville, Frederick John

The acetabulum for the head of the femur is imperforate, being a simple oval basin, as in Chelonian reptiles and the higher Mammals.

From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.