ănătĭcŭla, ae, f. dim. [anas].
I A little duck , a duckling , * Cic. Fin. 5, 15, 42.—
II In Plaut. , a term of endearment, duckie , * As. 3, 3, 103.
anaticula ae, f dim.anas, a duckling . ...
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