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couchant and levant

couchant and levant adjective: rising up and lying down; said of animals, indicating that they have been long enough on land, not belonging to their owner, to lie down at night and rise up to feed by day.

Adjective

couchant and levant (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Rising up and lying down; said of animals, indicating that they have been long enough on land, not belonging to their owner, to lie down at night and rise up to feed by day.

Origin of couchant and levant

Old French? See couchant.

Questions about couchant and levant

What does couchant and levant mean?
Couchant and levant means rising up and lying down; said of animals, indicating that they have been long enough on land, not belonging to their owner, to lie down at night and rise up to feed by day.
What part of speech is couchant and levant?
Couchant and levant is an adjective.

Words near couchant and levant in the dictionary

  1. couch-surfers
  2. couch-surfing
  3. couch-surfs
  4. couchable
  5. couchant
  6. couchant and levant
  7. couchbound
  8. couche-couche
  9. couched
  10. couched a hogshead
  11. couched down

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