"flea circus" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: flea circuses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} flea circus (plural flea circuses)
  1. A circus sideshow attraction in which fleas are attached (or appear to be attached) to miniature carts and other items, and encouraged to perform circus acts within a small housing. Wikipedia link: en:flea circus Categories (topical): Circus Categories (lifeform): Fleas Translations (circus sideshow attraction starring fleas): loppecirkus [neuter] (Danish), puces savantes [feminine, plural] (French), Flohzirkus [masculine] (German), bolhacirkusz (Hungarian)

Inflected forms

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