Definitions for guano
ˈgwɑ noʊguano

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. guanonoun

   the excrement of sea birds; used as fertilizer

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. guanonoun

   Dung from a sea bird or from a bat.

2. Etymology: From guano, from huanu.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Guano

   Guano (Spanish from Quechua: wanu) is the accumulated excrement of seabirds or bats. As a manure, guano is a highly effective fertilizer due to the high content of nitrogen, phosphate, and potassium, all key nutrients essential for plant growth. Guano was also, to a lesser extent, sought for the production of gunpowder and other explosive materials. The 19th-century seabird guano trade played a pivotal role in the development of modern input-intensive farming. The demand for guano spurred the human colonization of remote bird islands in many parts of the world. Unsustainable seabird guano mining processes can result in permanent habitat destruction and the loss of millions of seabirds.Bat guano is found in caves throughout the world. Many cave ecosystems are wholly dependent on bats to provide nutrients via their guano which supports bacteria, fungi, invertebrates, and vertebrates. The loss of bats from a cave can result in the extinction of species that rely on their guano. Unsustainable harvesting of bat guano may cause bats to abandon their roost. Demand for guano rapidly declined after 1910 with the development of the Haber–Bosch process for manufacturing synthetic nitrogen.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Guanonoun

   a substance found in great abundance on some coasts or islands frequented by sea fowls, and composed chiefly of their excrement. It is rich in phosphates and ammonia, and is used as a powerful fertilizer

2. Etymology: [Sp. guano, fr. Peruv. huanu dung.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Guano

   Guano is the feces and urine of seabirds, cave-dwelling bats, and seals. Guano manure is a highly effective fertilizer due to its high phosphorus and nitrogen content and its relative lack of odor compared to other forms of organic fertilizer such as horse manure. Guano was an important source of nitrates for gunpowder.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Guano

   gwä′nō, n. the long-accumulated excrement of certain sea-fowl, found on certain coasts and islands, esp. about South America, much used for manure.—adj. Guanif′erous.—n. Guä′nin, a yellowish-white, amorphous substance, a constituent of guano, also of the liver and pancreas of mammals. [Sp. guano, or huano, from Peruv. huanu, dung.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. guano

   The excrement of sea-birds, a valuable manure found in thick beds on certain islets on the coast of Peru, indeed, in all tropical climates. The transport of it occupies a number of vessels, called guaneros. It is of a dingy yellow colour, and offensive ammoniacal effluvium. Captain Shelvocke mentions it in 1720, having taken a small bark laden with it.

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1. • Excreta
   • Organic

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of guano in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of guano in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of guano in a Sentence

1. Bo Elberling:

   It is clear to us that the level of nitrous oxide is very high in places where there are penguins -- and thereby guano -- and vice versa, lower in places where there is none.

2. Andrae Marais:

   With the historic removal of guano,( the nests) are the next-best option to giving penguins that opportunity and ensuring the survival of those chicks and the fledglings.

3. Forbes Perry:

   Biologists in the park have known of the presence of ʻakēʻakē on Mauna Loa since the 1990s. In 2019, ʻakēʻakē burrow calls were recorded during acoustic monitoring which indicated nesting. The lack of visual signs like guano at their nest sites make them extremely hard for humans to locate.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=guano
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Guano
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guano
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guano
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=guano
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=guano
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=guano