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couchant

/ˈkaʊtʃənt/ UK

Where it comes from

From Middle English couchant, from Middle French couchant.

adjective

not comparable, of an animal Lying with belly down and front legs extended; crouching. The dogs, with eager yelp, / Are struggling to be free; / The hawks in frequent stoop / Token their haste for flight; / And couchant on the saddle-bow, / With tranquil eyes, and talons sheath’d, / The ounce expects his liberty.
not comparable Represented as crouching with the head raised. His crest was covered with a couchant Hownd, / And all his armour seem'd of antique mould […]

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adj lying with belly down; crouching

Русский	лежащий ležaščij

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@misc{couchant_2026,
  title = {couchant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/couchant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}