harlequin snake
1Harlequin 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} …
2harlequin 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… …
3Harlequin snake — may refer to:* Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen , a.k.a. the northern copperhead; a venomous viper found in the eastern United States.Wright AH, Wright AA. 1957. Handbook of Snakes. Comstock Publishing Associates. (7th printing, 1985). 1105 pp.… …
4harlequin snake — ☆ harlequin snake n. the E American coral snake (Micrurus fulvius) * * * …
5harlequin snake — ☆ harlequin snake n. the E American coral snake (Micrurus fulvius) …
6harlequin snake — noun : coral snake; especially : bead snake * * * harlequin snake, = coral snake. (Cf. ↑coral snake) …
7harlequin-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… …
8harlequin snake — coral s …
9Striped 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… …
10Harlequin — 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}.]… …
