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guano (gwä)

noun pl. -·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

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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