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guano
(gwä′nō)
noun pl. guanos
- manure of seabirds, found especially on islands off the coast of Peru
- any natural or artificial fertilizer resembling this, as bat manure
Origin: Sp < Quechua huanu, dung
See guano in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. gua·nos
- A substance composed chiefly of the dung of sea birds or bats, accumulated along certain coastal areas or in caves and used as fertilizer.
- Any of various similar substances, such as a fertilizer prepared from ground fish parts.
Origin:
Origin: Spanish
Origin: , from Quechua huanu, dung
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