semirecondite

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
   [1913 Webster]