guano
noun
gua·no
ˈgwä-(ˌ)nō 
: a fertilizer containing the accumulated excrement of seabirds or bats
broadly
: excrement especially of seabirds or bats
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In Antarctica, the birds’ nutrient-rich guano allows mosses and other organisms to flourish in an otherwise inhospitable place.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
The bats live above the gym bleachers in a small utility closet, where the floor is covered in guano.
—Emily Schwing, NPR, 4 Mar. 2025
Finally, liquid bat guano and liquid earthworm castings (guano and castings are euphemisms for excrement) are also utilized for foliar fertilization.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2025
Worse, the Chilean fields were due to be exhausted within a few decades, as had already happened to the guano deposits on nearby islands.
—Big Think, 5 Feb. 2025
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
The bats live above the gym bleachers in a small utility closet, where the floor is covered in guano.
—Emily Schwing, NPR, 4 Mar. 2025
Finally, liquid bat guano and liquid earthworm castings (guano and castings are euphemisms for excrement) are also utilized for foliar fertilization.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2025
Worse, the Chilean fields were due to be exhausted within a few decades, as had already happened to the guano deposits on nearby islands.
—Big Think, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Guano.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guano. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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guano
noun
gua·no
ˈgwän-ō
: a substance composed chiefly of the excrement of seabirds or bats and used as a fertilizer
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