Semirecondite /(sĕm`ĭ*rĕk"ŏn*dīt [or] sĕm`ĭ*rē̇*kŏn"dĭt)/ Sem·i·rec·on·dite Semirecondite a. Half hidden or half covered; said of the head of an insect when half covered by the shield of the thorax. (Zool.)