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Definition of: guano
(gwä′nō) noun plural ·nos
1. The accumulated excrement of sea birds found in the dry climate of the Peruvian coast and elsewhere: used as a fertilizer.
2. A manufactured nitrogenous fertilizer; also, decomposing animal remains used as a fertilizer. [<Sp. <Quechua huanu dung]
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