harlequin

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Species in the harlequin frog genus, Atelopus, have been among the most severely affected.

From Science Magazine

The inquest heard he was buried in a red and turquoise bobble hat, red t-shirt and harlequin chef trousers.

From BBC

Next to a stark red kimono printed with lightning bolts, even an intricate 1939 harlequin coat by Elsa Schiaparelli can look fussy and overdone.

From New York Times

These settings are sometimes populated by characters — clowns, jugglers, harlequins and the like — familiar to theater from Italian commedia dell’arte.

From Washington Post

Then there was Jon Batiste, who made his entrance in a silver, gold and black harlequin sequin suit in honor of New Orleans, his hometown.

From New York Times