gua·no (gwä n )n. pl. gua·nos 1. A substance composed chiefly of the dung of sea birds or bats, accumulated along certain coastal areas or in caves and used as fertilizer. 2. Any of various similar substances, such as a fertilizer prepared from ground fish parts. [Spanish, from Quechua huanu, dung.] |
guano [gwah-no]
Noun
the dried manure of sea birds, used as a fertilizer [S American Indian huano dung]
| guano (gwän) 1. A substance composed chiefly of the dung of sea birds or bats, accumulated along certain coastal areas or in caves and used as fertilizer. 2. Any of various similar substances, such as a fertilizer prepared from ground fish parts. |
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| Noun | 1. | guano - the excrement of sea birds; used as fertilizer body waste, excrement, excreta, excretory product, excretion - waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body organic, organic fertiliser, organic fertilizer - a fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable matter |
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