guano
noun
a natural manure composed chiefly of the excrement of sea birds, found especially on islands near the Peruvian coast.
guanos
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pluralof guano.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It has been estimated that Texas guanos alone consume 6,600 tons of insects each year.
From Time Magazine Archive
The only way in which adulteration can with certainty be detected, and the value of different guanos be determined, is by analysis, and the importance of this can easily be illustrated.
From Elements of Agricultural Chemistry by Thomas Anderson
Such guanos, it was found, were best supplemented with phosphatic manure when applied to the field.
From Manures and the principles of manuring by Charles Morton Aikman
Our repose at Cockpit Hall was, however, much disturbed by the nightly visits of wild hogs, porcupines, wild cats, guanos, and various other animals, some of which made dreadful noises.
From Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery by Frank Marryat
There are, as we shall immediately see, certain kinds of guano, known as phosphatic guanos, which only contain phosphates.
From Manures and the principles of manuring by Charles Morton Aikman
