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Noun circus has 6 senses

circus - a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals; "he ran away from home to join the circus"
--₁ is a kind of company, troupe
circus - performance given by a traveling company of acrobats clowns and trained animals; "the children always love to go to the circus"
--₂ is a kind of show
--₂ has particulars: three-ring circus
circus, carnival - a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a circus or carnival; "it was so funny it was a circus"; "the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere"
--₃ is a kind of disturbance
circus - (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games
--₄ is a kind of stadium, bowl, arena, sports stadium
circus - an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent; "they used the elephants to help put up the circus"
--₅ is a kind of arena, scene of action
--₅ has parts: circus tent, big top, round top, top
Circus, genus Circus - a genus of haws comprising the harriers
--₆ is a kind of bird genus
--₆ is a member of Accipitridae, family Accipitridae
--₆ has members:
harrier; marsh harrier, Circus Aeruginosus; Montagu's harrier, Circus pygargus; marsh hawk, northern harrier, hen harrier, Circus cyaneus