Recursant, the Glossary
In heraldry, an animal recursant, tergiant, or (rarely) tergant is depicted as having its back shown to the viewer, e.g., "An eagle volant recursant descendant in pale" is an eagle flying ("volant"—as opposed to "displayed", "rousant", "combatant", or "addorsed") with its back towards the viewer ("recursant"—as opposed to "affronté ") going downward ("descendant"—as opposed to "ascendant", rising) "in pale"—along the vertical axis, as opposed to "in bend" or "in chief" or "to dexter", etc.).[1]
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Heraldry
Heraldry is a discipline relating to the design, display and study of armorial bearings (known as armory), as well as related disciplines, such as vexillology, together with the study of ceremony, rank and pedigree.
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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recursant
Also known as Recursant (heraldry), Tergant, Tergiant.