Harlequin snake — Harlequin Har le*quin (h[aum]r l[ e]*k[i^]n or kw[i^]n), n. [F. arlequin, formerly written also harlequin (cf. It, arlecchino), prob. fr. OF. hierlekin, hellequin, goblin, elf, which is prob. of German or Dutch origin; cf. D. hel hell. Cf. {Hell} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
harlequin snake — har le*quin snake n. any of several venomous New World snakes brilliantly banded in red and black and either yellow or white, especially the {eastern coral snake}, a small poisonous snake ({Micrurus fulvius} or {Elaps fulvius}), ringed with red… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
harlequin snake — ☆ harlequin snake n. the E American coral snake (Micrurus fulvius) * * * … Universalium
harlequin snake — ☆ harlequin snake n. the E American coral snake (Micrurus fulvius) … English World dictionary
harlequin snake — noun : coral snake; especially : bead snake * * * harlequin snake, = coral snake. (Cf. ↑coral snake) … Useful english dictionary
harlequin-snake — noun any of several venomous New World snakes brilliantly banded in red and black and either yellow or white; widely distributed in South America and Central America • Syn: ↑coral snake, ↑New World coral snake • Hypernyms: ↑elapid, ↑elapid snake… … Useful english dictionary
harlequin snake — coral s … Medical dictionary
Striped Harlequin Snake — Taxobox name = Striped Harlequin Snake status = LR/nt | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Reptilia ordo = Squamata familia = Colubridae genus = Homoroselaps species = H. dorsalis binomial = Homoroselaps… … Wikipedia
Harlequin — Har le*quin (h[aum]r l[ e]*k[i^]n or kw[i^]n), n. [F. arlequin, formerly written also harlequin (cf. It, arlecchino), prob. fr. OF. hierlekin, hellequin, goblin, elf, which is prob. of German or Dutch origin; cf. D. hel hell. Cf. {Hell}, {Kin}.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Harlequin bat — Harlequin Har le*quin (h[aum]r l[ e]*k[i^]n or kw[i^]n), n. [F. arlequin, formerly written also harlequin (cf. It, arlecchino), prob. fr. OF. hierlekin, hellequin, goblin, elf, which is prob. of German or Dutch origin; cf. D. hel hell. Cf. {Hell} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
