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What does displayed mean when describing a bird in heraldry?
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Cylinder seal impression from the Akkadian period with a combat scene between a bearded hero and a bull-man and various beasts.
In the context of heraldry, the term displayed is used to describe a bird that is depicted with its wings expanded.1