Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
harlequin-snake is a noun meaning "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". It carries one recorded sense.
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
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for harlequin-snake come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.