"counter-couchant" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From counter- + couchant. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|counter|couchant}} counter- + couchant Head templates: {{en-adj|-|head=counter-couchant}} counter-couchant (not comparable)
  1. (heraldry) Lying down, with the heads facing in opposite directions. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Heraldry
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