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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Although primarily related to bird guano and agriculture rather than bat guano and gunpowder, the Guano Islands Act highlighted just how strategically important guano had become in American history.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Per Live Science, the case highlights the importance of raising awareness of the danger of using bat guano as a fertilizer.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
In Antarctica, the birds’ nutrient-rich guano allows mosses and other organisms to flourish in an otherwise inhospitable place.
—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
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Per Live Science, the case highlights the importance of raising awareness of the danger of using bat guano as a fertilizer.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
In Antarctica, the birds’ nutrient-rich guano allows mosses and other organisms to flourish in an otherwise inhospitable place.
—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
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“Guano.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guano. Accessed 1 May. 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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