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Chaetetes Chaetetes Ch[ae]*te"tes, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? hair.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of fossil corals, common in the lower Silurian
limestones.
Euchaetes egle Harlequin Har"le*quin, 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.), a small, poisonous snake
(Elaps fulvius), ringed with red and black, found in the
Southern United States.
Spirochaete Spirochaeta Spi`ro*ch[ae]"ta, Spirochaete Spi`ro*ch[ae]"te,
n. [L. spira a coil + Gr. ??? hair.] (Biol.)
A genus of Spirobacteria similar to Spirillum, but
distinguished by its motility. One species, the
Spiroch[ae]te Obermeyeri, is supposed to be the cause of
relapsing fever.
Spirochaete Relapsing Re*laps"ing, a.
Marked by a relapse; falling back; tending to return to a
former worse state.
Relapsing fever (Med.), an acute, epidemic, contagious
fever, which prevails also endemically in Ireland, Russia,
and some other regions. It is marked by one or two
remissions of the fever, by articular and muscular pains,
and by the presence, during the paroxism of spiral
bacterium (Spiroch[ae]te) in the blood. It is not
usually fatal. Called also famine fever, and recurring
fever.
Spirochaete Obermeyeri Spirochaeta Spi`ro*ch[ae]"ta, Spirochaete Spi`ro*ch[ae]"te,
n. [L. spira a coil + Gr. ??? hair.] (Biol.)
A genus of Spirobacteria similar to Spirillum, but
distinguished by its motility. One species, the
Spiroch[ae]te Obermeyeri, is supposed to be the cause of
relapsing fever.
