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Definition of Harlequin-snake
1. 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. 
Exact synonyms: Coral Snake, New World Coral Snake
Generic synonyms: Elapid, Elapid Snake
Specialized synonyms: Eastern Coral Snake, Micrurus Fulvius, Micruroides Euryxanthus, Western Coral Snake
Generic synonyms: Elapid, Elapid Snake
Specialized synonyms: Eastern Coral Snake, Micrurus Fulvius, Micruroides Euryxanthus, Western Coral Snake



