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couchant definition

couch·ant (ko̵u′c̸hənt)

adjective

  1. lying down: said esp. of animals
  2. Heraldry lying down or crouching, but keeping the head up a lion couchant

Etymology: Fr couchant, prp. of coucher: see couch

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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