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Definition of Guano

Guano
Guano Gua"no, n.; pl. Guanos. [Sp. guano, fr. 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 and ammonia, and is used as a powerful fertilizer.

Meaning of Guano from wikipedia

- Guano (Spanish from Quechua: wanu) is the ac****ulated excrement of seabirds or bats. Guano is a highly effective fertilizer due to the high content of...
- Guano Apes are a German rock band formed in 1994 in Göttingen. The band consists of Sandra Nasić (vocals), Henning Rümenapp (guitars, backing vocals)...
- The Guano Islands Act (11 Stat. 119, enacted August 18, 1856, codified at 48 U.S.C. ch. 8 §§ 1411-1419) is a United States federal law p****ed by the Congress...
- up guano in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Guano is the ac****ulated excrement of seabirds or bats, often mined as a source of phosphorus. Guano may...
- formed the United States Guano Company to exploit the guano on Howland Island, with this claim being recognised under the U.S. Guano Islands Act of 1856....
- The Guano Era refers to a period of stability and prosperity in Peru during the mid-19th century. It was sustained on the substantial revenues generated...
- ****an 1992 AD" reached No. 2 in Finland and No. 15 in Sweden. In 2000, Guano Apes released a cover version of "Big in ****an" as the lead single for their...
- S. has claimed the island, as an appurtenance, since 1857, based on the Guano Islands Act of 1856. Haiti's claim over Nav****a goes back to the Treaty...
- guano as a fertilizer. As Garcilaso described, the Incas near the coast harvested guano. In the early 1800s Alexander von Humboldt introduced guano as...
- Howland Island. It was claimed by the US in the 19th century and mined for guano, in the 20th century it was the subject of a small settlement. It was attacked...