Couchant

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Heraldry Lying down with the head raised.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Lying down; crouching.
  • adj. Represented as lying down with the head raised.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Lying down with head erect; squatting.
  • adj. Lying down with the head raised, which distinguishes the posture of couchant from that of dormant, or sleeping; -- said of a lion or other beast.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Lying down; crouching; not erect.
  • Sleeping in a place; staying.
  • In heraldry, lying down with the head raised, which distinguishes the posture of couchant from that of dormant, or sleeping: applied to a lion or other beast.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. lying on the stomach with head raised with legs pointed forward
  • Equivalent
    unerect   
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    squatting   
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