guano
guano
Definition
guano (gwä′nō)
noun pl. -·nos
- manure of seabirds, found especially on islands off the coast of Peru
- any natural or artificial fertilizer resembling this, as bat manure
Etymology: Sp < Quechua huanu, dung
guano
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- collect: Samples are taken from shells as well as penguin remains, bones, and guano collected from abandoned nesting sites on beach deposits.
Adjective modifier
- Peruvian: Peruvian guano was a potent nitrogenous fertilizer and likely to be an abundant source of toxin-producing bacteria.
- deep: Chetwode huffed and heaved in familiar fashion and then hold out to long-on, leaving us 135 for 8 and in deep guano.
Modifies a noun
- platform: As we returned to port we passed a huge guano platform built in 1927 to encourage the roosting of thousands of Cape Cormorants.
- deposit: Fleas and other insects, including beetles, can often be reared from this guano deposit.
- island: All Australia can offer is guano island The 460 refugees on board MV Tampa dreamed of an idyllic life overlooking Sydney Harbor.
Noun used with modifier
- bat: I thought bat guano was good for the undead complexion.
- guillemot: Rest assured, however, that he is currently cleaning guillemot guano from the team's climbing equipment with his tongue.
- pigeon: What I hadn't realized was that pigeon guano was a favored ingredient for this process.
- seabird: An obvious locally-available substance would be seabird guano, which would surely wash away after the pottery was deposited in the ground.
- penguin: Penguin guano does indeed smell very strong, but I don't mind it.
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