English noun: harlequin-snake | |||
| 1. | harlequin-snake (animal) 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 | ||
| Synonyms | coral snake, New World coral snake | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | elapid, elapid snake | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | eastern coral snake, Micruroides euryxanthus, Micrurus fulvius, western coral snake | ||