# Lacus

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The Latin word '''''lacus''''' means "opening, hole, pool, lake," and was also the word for a distribution point in the public water supply of ancient Rome. It can refer to:
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==Geography==
*[Lucrinus Lacus](/source/Lucrinus_Lacus), a lake in Campania
*Albanus Lake, [Lake Albano](/source/Lake_Albano) in Lazio, Italy
*Alsietinus Lacus, the ancient name of a lake in Etruria today known as [Lake Martignano](/source/Lake_Martignano)
*[Lacus Curtius](/source/Lacus_Curtius), a topographical feature in ancient Rome
*[Lacus Juturnae](/source/Lacus_Juturnae), a spring and man-made religious structure in ancient Rome

==Scientific==
*''[Lacus (beetle)](/source/Lacus_(beetle))'', a genus in the family [Eucnemidae](/source/Eucnemidae)
*''Lacus'' may refer to a [lunar mare](/source/lunar_mare); see [List of maria on the Moon](/source/List_of_maria_on_the_Moon):
**[Lacus Aestatis](/source/Lacus_Aestatis)
**[Lacus Autumni](/source/Lacus_Autumni)
**[Lacus Bonitatis](/source/Lacus_Bonitatis)
**[Lacus Excellentiae](/source/Lacus_Excellentiae)
**[Lacus Felicitatis](/source/Lacus_Felicitatis)
**[Lacus Mortis](/source/Lacus_Mortis)
**[Lacus Solitudinis](/source/Lacus_Solitudinis)
**[Lacus Somniorum](/source/Lacus_Somniorum)
**[Lacus Spei](/source/Lacus_Spei)
**[Lacus Temporis](/source/Lacus_Temporis)

''Lacus'' may also refer to similar features on other celestial bodies:
*[Ontario Lacus](/source/Ontario_Lacus) on [Titan](/source/Titan_(moon)), a [moon of Saturn](/source/moons_of_Saturn)
*[Solis Lacus](/source/Solis_Lacus) on [Mars](/source/Mars)

==Fictional characters==
*[Lacus Clyne](/source/Lacus_Clyne) from ''[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED](/source/Mobile_Suit_Gundam_SEED)'' and ''[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny](/source/Mobile_Suit_Gundam_SEED_Destiny)'' [anime](/source/anime).

==Associations==
*[Linguistic Association of Canada and the United States](/source/Linguistic_Association_of_Canada_and_the_United_States)

==See also==
*[Lacuna (disambiguation)](/source/Lacuna_(disambiguation))

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Category:Latin words and phrases

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