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Answer for the clue "Halved ", 9 letters:
dimidiate

Word definitions for dimidiate in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dimidiate \Di*mid"i*ate\, a. [L. dimidiatus, p. p. of dimidiare to halve, fr. dimidius half. See Demi- .] Divided into two equal parts; reduced to half in shape or form. (Biol.) Consisting of only one half of what the normal condition requires; having the ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
1 divided into two (equal) half 2 Consisting of only one half of what the normal condition requires; having the appearance of lacking one half. 3 Having the organs of one side, or half, different in function from the corresponding organs on the other side. ...

Usage examples of dimidiate.

We have accounts of dimidiate hermaphrodite lobster, male in one half and female in the other half of the body.