guanos

Variant of guano

guano definition

guano (gwä′nō)

noun pl. guanos -·nos

  1. manure of seabirds, found especially on islands off the coast of Peru
  2. any natural or artificial fertilizer resembling this, as bat manure

Etymology: Sp < Quechua huanu, dung

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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