Look up: Guano

1. guano
   [n] - the excrement of sea birds
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2. Guano
   Maritime bird dung. This is rich in nitrates and Potassium (K). It was imported from South America to act as a fertiliser for plants. Sheds were built at Alnmouth, Northumberland, to store this material.
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3. guano
   guano is an accumulation of the excreta and remains of sea birds, and is found in large quantities on certain islands and coasts; it is both nitrogenous and phosphatic Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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4. Guano
   Manure, i.e., excretions, of bats and birds.
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5. Guano
   Gua'no noun ; plural Guanos . [ Spanish guano , from Peruv. huanu dung.] 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...
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6. Guano
   • (n.) 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.
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7. guano
   accumulated excrement and remains of birds, bats, and seals, valued as fertilizer. Bird guano comes mainly from islands off the coasts of Peru, Baja ... [9 related articles]
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8. GUANO
   Large accumulations of dung, often partly mineralized, including rock fragments, animal skeletal material and products of reactions between excretions and rock. In caves, derived from bats and to a lesser extent from birds.
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9. guano
   guano (gwä'nō) , dried excrement of sea birds and bats found principally on the coastal islands of Peru, Africa, Chile, and the West Indies. It contains about 6% phosphorus, 9% nitrogen, 2% potassium, and moisture. Guano is found mixed with feathers and bones and is used as a fertiliz...
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10. Guano
    Guano (from the Peruvian huano meaning dung) is the partially decomposed and dry excrement of sea-birds. Since the 19th century it has been highly prized as a manure, and led to the claims and disputes of the many tiny islands and atolls in the Pacific Ocean (such as the Gilbert Islands, Line Island...
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11. Guano
    Guano is a manure consisting of the excreta of fish-eating sea-fowl, such as gulls, cormorants, and penguins, and of walruses, seals and the like together with other animal remains including birds' feathers and bones.
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12. guano
    Dried excrement of fish-eating birds that builds up under nesting sites. It is a rich source of nitrogen and phosphorous, and is widely collected for use as fertilizer. Some 80% comes from the sea cliffs of Peru
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13. guano
    dried bird and bat droppings; rich in phosphate and nitrogen
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14. Guano
    Fertilizer consisting of dried bird or bat droppings that is rich in nutrients, including urates, oxalates, and phosphates.
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15. Guano
    `Guano` (from the Quechua `wanu`, (dung) via Spanish) is the excrement (feces and urine) of seabirds, cave dwelling insectivorous bats, and seals. Guano manure is an effective fertilizer due to its high levels of phosphorus and nitrogen and also its lack of odor. It was an important source of nitrat...
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