The Collaborative International Dictionary
Semirecondite
Semirecondite \Sem`i*rec"on*dite\ (s[e^]m`[i^]*r[e^]k"[o^]n*d[imac]t or s[e^]m`[i^]*r[-e]*k[o^]n"d[i^]t), a. (Zool.) Half hidden or half covered; said of the head of an insect when half covered by the shield of the thorax.