imperforate

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In a young condition they are tubular, but not folded; and often, according to Prof. Macgillivray, either one or both are at first imperforate.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles

We also find all values occurring in an imperforate condition.

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

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 reprinted three cents has the outer top and bottom lines of the original imperforate stamp.

From History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America by Tiffany, John Kerr

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.