Guano
[gwah-noh] /ˈgwɑ noʊ/
noun
1.
a natural manure composed chiefly of the excrement of sea birds, found especially on islands near the Peruvian coast.
2.
any similar substance, as an artificial fertilizer made from fish.
/ˈɡwɑːnəʊ/
noun (pl) -nos
1.
2.
any similar but artificial substance used as a fertilizer
n.
c.1600, from Spanish guano “dung,” especially of sea-birds on islands off Peru, from Quechua huanu “dung.”
guano
(gwä’nō)
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