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Latest revision as of 23:13, 12 July 2013 English[edit] Wikipedia Etymology[edit] From Spanish guano, from Quechuan language huanu ("dung"). Pronunciation[edit] guano (uncountable) - Dung from a sea bird or from a bat.
- 1982: "grazes on bat excrement, delicately referred to as 'bat guano' in this week's Nature." —physics!tpkq, net.games.rogue
- 1995: "The great white bat has great white guano!" —Jim Carrey, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
Synonyms[edit] Translations[edit] dung from a sea bird or from a bat
Finnish[edit] guano - guano
Declension[edit] Declension of guano (type valo) |
Italian[edit] guano m (plural guani) - guano
Portuguese[edit] Etymology[edit] From Spanish guano, from a Quechuan language huanu ("dung"). Pronunciation[edit] - (South Brazil) IPA: /ˈgwɐ.no/
guano m (usually uncountable) - (uncountable) guano (bat or sea bird feces)
- fertilizer made from such feces
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