Sentence examples for harlequin from inspiring English sources

One of the most important plant pests is the harlequin cabbage bug (Murgantia histrionica).

In 1975 Pugacheva won the grand prize at the Golden Orpheus Song Festival in Bulgaria with her rendition of "Arlekino" ("The Harlequin").

Its short coat is black, fawn (golden brown), brindle, blue-gray, harlequin (white with black patches), or mantle (white with a black "blanket" extending over the body).

The idea of the artist as harlequin, clown among the clowns, has been with us for centuries, of course – think back to Watteau, Tiepolo and that grotesque face-puller Franz Xaver Messerschmidt.

Two-spot ladybird Suffered dramatic decline since the arrival of the harlequin.

An explosion in the number of harlequin ladybirds has led to people's homes being infested with the creatures – and threatened native ladybirds.

Dr Harleen Frances Quinzel was a psychiatrist at Gotham City's criminally insane institute when she ditched her medical career, dressed in a harlequin outfit and joined her boyfriend in his crimes.

Freddy Head's helmet was in harlequin silk, and as he pulled himself over the pommel of his pony he evoked memories of the day in 1988 when he won an unprecedented second Mile here.

Rather than feasting on aphids and greenfly, the harlequin also eats lacewings, hoverflies and even other ladybirds.

The harlequin carries a more potent toxic cocktail and is larger than the two-spot.

The stage is hidden by a curtain, mended in diamond patterns that suggest the patched origins of the traditional harlequin costume.