couchant adjective.
['kaʊtʃ(ǝ)nt] LME.[Old & mod. French, pres. pple of coucher COUCH verb: see -ANT1.]1. Esp. of an animal: lying down; couching.
LME.levant and couchant: see
LEVANT adjective.
2. Heraldry. Of an animal: lying on its belly with its head up, lodged. Usu.
postpositive.
E16.3. Lying hidden, lurking.
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