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guano.

Dung from a sea bird or from a bat.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡwɑːnəʊ/
  1. Dung from a sea bird or from a bat.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Coccothrinax borhidiana, a variety of palm tree indigenous to Cuba.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A variety of seabird.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Quechua wanubor. Spanish guanobor. English guano Borrowed from Spanish guano, from Quechua wanu.

verb/ˈɡwɑːnəʊ/
  1. To fertilize (land) with guano.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Quechua wanubor. Spanish guanobor. English guano Borrowed from Spanish guano, from Quechua wanu.

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