counterpassant

== English == === Etymology === From counter- +‎ passant. === Adjective === counterpassant (not comparable) (heraldry) Passant in opposite directions; said of two animals, or of one animal in relation to another animal on the same shield. Synonym: repassant ==== Alternative forms ==== counter-passant ==== Related terms ==== counter-couchant === References === “counterpassant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.