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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}.]
A buffoon, dressed in party-colored clothes, who plays
tricks, often without speaking, to divert the bystanders or
an audience; a merry-andrew; originally, a droll rogue of
Italian comedy. --Percy Smith.

As dumb harlequin is exhibited in our theaters.
--Johnson.

{Harlequin bat} (Zo["o]l.), an Indian bat ({Scotophilus
ornatus}), curiously variegated with white spots.

{Harlequin beetle} (Zo["o]l.), a very large South American
beetle ({Acrocinus longimanus}) having very long legs and
antenn[ae]. The elytra are curiously marked with red,
black, and gray.

{Harlequin cabbage bug}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Calicoback}.

{Harlequin caterpillar}. (Zo["o]l.), the larva of an American
bombycid moth ({Euch[ae]tes egle}) which is covered with
black, white, yellow, and orange tufts of hair.

{Harlequin duck} (Zo["o]l.), a North American duck
({Histrionicus histrionicus}). The male is dark ash,
curiously streaked with white.

{Harlequin moth}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Magpie Moth}.

{Harlequin opal}. See {Opal}.

{Harlequin snake} (Zo["o]l.), See {harlequin snake} in the
vocabulary.

Calicoback \Cal"i*co*back`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The calico bass.
(b) An hemipterous insect ({Murgantia histrionica}) which
injures the cabbage and other garden plants; -- called
also {calico bug} and {harlequin cabbage bug}.