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A beast reared on its hind legs with forelegs raised, shown in profile.
The commonest heraldic attitude for a beast of prey: rearing on the left hind foot with both forelegs raised, head in profile. 'Lion rampant' is the single most recognisable phrase in blazon, and the attitude — not the animal — is what most of the wording in a blazon is doing.
Describes a beast rearing on its hind legs with both forelegs raised and the head in profile — the default attitude for a lion unless the blazon says otherwise.
Borne Or on a red field within a double tressure as the Royal Arms of Scotland, which is why the Lion Rampant is a recognised Scottish emblem in its own right.
Scotland
The outline of a four-legged beast in profile, reared upright on one hind leg with both forelegs raised and claws extended.
Both are heraldic attitudes describing how a beast is posed.
The attitude is blazoned together with the beast it describes.