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:

Geography

Lucrinus Lacus Lucrinus Lacus or Lucrine Lake ( it, Lago di Lucrino; nap, Laco 'e Lucrine) is a lake in Campania, southern Italy. It is less than one kilometre to the south of Lake Avernus and is separated from the Gulf of Pozzuoli by a narrow strip of land ...

, a lake in Campania *Albanus Lake,

Lake Albano Lake Albano (Italian: ''Lago Albano'' or ''Lago di Castel Gandolfo'') is a small volcanic crater lake in the Alban Hills of Lazio, at the foot of Monte Cavo, southeast of Rome. Castel Gandolfo, overlooking the lake, is the site of the Papal ...

in Lazio, Italy *Alsietinus Lacus, the ancient name of a lake in Etruria today known as Lake Martignano * Lacus Curtius, a topographical feature in ancient Rome * Lacus Juturnae, a spring and man-made religious structure in ancient Rome

Extraterrestrial

''Lacus'' may also refer to a

lunar mare The lunar maria (; singular: mare ) are large, dark, basaltic plains on Earth's Moon, formed by ancient asteroid impacts on the far side on the Moon that triggered volcanic activity on the opposite (near) side. They were dubbed , Latin for 'seas' ...

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List of maria on the Moon This is a list of ''maria'' (large, dark, basaltic plains) on the Moon. It includes other basaltic plains, including the one ''oceanus'' as well as features known by the names ''lacus'', ''palus'' and ''sinus''. The modern system of lunar nomencla ...

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Lacus Aestatis Lacus Aestatis (Latin ''aestātis'', "Summer Lake") consists of two relatively small patches of smooth, interconnected lunar mare, located near the western limb of the Moon in the southwestern highlands. It was originally called ''Mare Aestatis'' ...

* Lacus Autumni *

Lacus Bonitatis Lacus Bonitatis (Latin ''bonitātis'', "Lake of Goodness") is a small lunar mare that lies to the northwest of the prominent crater Macrobius. Further to the north of Lacus Bonitatis is the Montes Taurus mountain range. This mare is an irregular r ...

Lacus Excellentiae Lacus Excellentiae (Latin ''excellentiae'', "Lake of Excellence") is a relatively small, irregular lunar mare in the southern latitudes of the Moon, amidst the rugged terrain to the south of the larger Mare Humorum. The most prominent feature w ...

* Lacus Felicitatis * Lacus Mortis *

Lacus Solitudinis Lacus Solitudinis (Latin ''sōlitūdinis'', "Lake of Solitude") is a small lunar mare on the far side of the Moon. The selenographic coordinates of the lake are 27.8° S, 104.3° E, and it lies within a diameter of 139 km. It forms an arcing ...

* Lacus Somniorum *

Lacus Spei Lacus Spei (Latin ''speī'', "Lake of Hope") is a small lunar mare that is located in the northeastern part of the Moon's near side. To the north is the crater Mercurius and to the west-southwest lies Schumacher. The selenographic coordinates ...

Lacus Temporis Lacus Temporis (Latin ''temporis'', ''Lake of Time'') is a small lunar mare that is located in the northeastern quadrant of the Moon's near side. The selenographic coordinates of this feature are , and it lies within a diameter of 117 km. ...

''Lacus'' may refer to similar features on other celestial bodies: * Ontario Lacus on

Titan Titan most often refers to: * Titan (moon), the largest moon of Saturn * Titans, a race of deities in Greek mythology Titan or Titans may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional entities Fictional locations * Titan in fiction, fictiona ...

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moon of Saturn The moons of Saturn are numerous and diverse, ranging from tiny moonlets only tens of meters across to enormous Titan, which is larger than the planet Mercury. Saturn has 83 moons with confirmed orbits that are not embedded in its rings—of ...

* Solis Lacus on

Mars Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System, only being larger than Mercury. In the English language, Mars is named for the Roman god of war. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmos ...

Fictional characters

Lacus Clyne is a fictional character introduced in the Japanese science fiction anime television series ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED'' and appearing in the sequel ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny'', both part of the Gundam franchise by Sunrise. In the start o ...

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Mobile Suit Gundam SEED is an anime series developed by Sunrise and directed by Mitsuo Fukuda. The ninth installment in the ''Gundam'' franchise, ''Gundam SEED'' takes place in a future calendar era, in this case the Cosmic Era. In this era, mankind has deve ...

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Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny is an anime television series, a direct sequel to ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED'' by Sunrise and the overall tenth installment in the ''Gundam'' franchise. It retains most of the staff from ''Gundam SEED'', including Director Mitsuo Fukuda. S ...

anime is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of ...

Associations

Linguistic Association of Canada and the United States The Linguistic Association of Canada and the United States (LACUS) was founded in August 1974 by a group of linguists of the Great Lakes region. This was largely a reaction against the narrowing of the fieldNewmeyer, Frederick J. 1986. Has There Bee ...

Geography

Extraterrestrial

Fictional characters

Associations

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