guano
/ˈɡwɑːnəʊ/
guano noun: dung from a sea bird or from a bat.
Noun
guano (countable and uncountable, plural guanos or guanoes)
- Dung from a sea bird or from a bat.
- The guano, so extensively used for manure, is full of the most beautiful infusoria, some of them splendidly iridiscent; and there is no better method of testing the genuineness of this useful substance than by the microscope.1799, Edwin Sidney, Blights of the Wheat, and Their Remedies, page 175
- In the second experiment, a comparative trial was made between guano and bone-dust mixed with coal ashes.1844, J. Ridgway, Peruvian and Bolivian Guano, its nature, properties and results, page 22
- Coccothrinax borhidiana, a variety of palm tree indigenous to Cuba.
- A roof made of guano palm fronds will last up to 15 years, although Maya harvesters point out that the leaves must be cut when the moon is full; otherwise, the stems become susceptible to insect damage.2010, James D. Nations, The Maya Tropical Forest
- A variety of seabird.
- The Animals of these Islands, are some Hogs, Lizards, and Guanoes; and some of those Creatures mentioned in Chap. XI. which are like, but much bigger than the Guano.1703, William Dampier, A New Voyage round the World, volume 1
- Dampier observes, that no part of the globe is so well stocked with guanoes and land-tortoises as the Gallapagos. The guanoes are fat, tame, and of an extraordinary size.1764, Lives of illustrious British seamen, etc, page 111
Verb
guano (third-person singular simple present guanos, present participle guanoing, simple past and past participle guanoed)
- To fertilize (land) with guano.
guano meaning in Tamil, Tagalog and Persian
guano in Tamil
- பறவை எச்சப்படிவு, பறவை எச்சம்
guano in Tagalog
- dung from a sea bird or from a bat
- guwano
guano in Persian
- dung from a sea bird or from a bat
- چلقوز čalquz, کود مرغی kud-e morγi, گوآنو gu'āno
Examples of guano in a sentence
- Low-grade phosphatic guanos can be mixed with coffee hulls and pulp, which contain a small amount of potash.1918, Philip Lindsey Gile, The bat guanos of Porto Rico and their fertilizing value, page 60:
- The great white bat has great white guano!1995, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls:
- These they call Guanoes, and the dung Guano, the Indian name for excrement in general.1765, John Barrow, A Collection Of Authentic, Useful, and Entertaining Voyages and Discoveries:
- The fish consumed by the guanoes, (as the fishing birds are called) are anchovies, the shoals of which are beyond all comparison.1850, Annual Report of the American Institute, on the Subject of Agriculture, American Institute in the City of New York:
Forms of guano
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | guanos |
| plural | guanoes |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | guanos |
| present participle | guanoing |
| past participle | guanoed |
| past | guanoed |
Origin of guano
Borrowed from Spanish guano, from Quechua wanu.
Words formed from guano
Words that rhyme with guano
Questions about guano
- What does guano mean?
- Guano means dung from a sea bird or from a bat.
- What is guano in Tamil?
- Guano in Tamil is பறவை எச்சப்படிவு, பறவை எச்சம். See Guano meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use guano in a sentence?
- Low-grade phosphatic guanos can be mixed with coffee hulls and pulp, which contain a small amount of potash.
- What part of speech is guano?
- Guano can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce guano?
- Guano is pronounced /ˈɡwɑːnəʊ/.
- What is the plural of guano?
- The plural of guano is guanos.
Words near guano in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: guano (page history and authors); guano (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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