Etymology

couchant

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Today it means: Lying with belly down and front legs extended; crouching. Full definition →

Middle English couchant ← Middle French couchant
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  1. Middle French · derived fromcouchant
  2. Middle English · inherited fromcouchant
  3. English todaycouchant

From Middle English couchant, from Middle French couchant.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.