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guano
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gua·no  (gwän)
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 [ˈgwɑːnəʊ]
n pl -nos
1.
a.  (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the dried excrement of fish-eating sea birds, deposited in rocky coastal regions of South America: contains the urates, oxalates, and phosphates of ammonium and calcium; used as a fertilizer
b.  the accumulated droppings of bats and seals
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) any similar but artificial substance used as a fertilizer
[from Spanish, from Quechuan 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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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
Translations
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guano [ˈgwɑːnəʊ] nguano m
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