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
We have already referred to the guanos in the chapter on Guano.
From Manures and the principles of manuring by Charles Morton Aikman
The extent to which the adulteration is carried may be judged of from the following analyses taken at random from those of a large number of guanos, all of which were sold as first-class Peruvian.
From Elements of Agricultural Chemistry by Thomas Anderson
Phosphatic guanos, as already pointed out, are similar in origin to nitrogenous guanos.
From Manures and the principles of manuring by Charles Morton Aikman
A manure closely resembling in the percentage of its manurial constituents the older rich guanos is thus obtained.
From Manures and the principles of manuring by Charles Morton Aikman
