couchant /ˈkaʊtʃənt/ adjective2 •Lying with belly down and front legs extended; crouching.There were the tawny rocks, like lions couchant, defying the ocean, whose waves incessantly dashed against and scoured them with vast quantities of gravel. — 1865 •Represented as crouching with the head raised.His crest was covered with a couchant Hownd, / And all his armour seem'd of antique mould […] — 1590
