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# guano

«guano» in Mova's school dictionary: **the droppings of seabirds or bats, which pile up in huge…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (guano, uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Guano is the droppings of seabirds or bats, which pile up in huge amounts on rocks and in caves. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guano/#m1)

2) Guano is used as a strong fertiliser to help plants grow because it is full of nitrogen and phosphorus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guano/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In geography and history lessons it explains why some islands near Peru were once very valuable; in science lessons it shows how nutrients cycle in nature. Phrases: «bat guano», «bird guano», «guano islands».

### examples

- Guano is bird or bat poo. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guano/#x1)
- The rocks were white with seabird guano. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guano/#x2)
- Farmers used guano to help crops grow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guano/#x3)
- The bat cave floor was covered in guano. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guano/#x4)
- Islands near Peru were mined for guano long ago. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guano/#x5)
- Guano is full of nutrients for plants. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guano/#x6)
- Wear a mask in bat caves because guano dust can make you ill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guano/#x7)
- Penguins make burrows in old guano. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guano/#x8)

### note

Uncountable. Say «GWAH-no». The word comes from Spanish, which took it from the Quechua language of Peru. Safety: guano dust can carry germs, so do not touch or breathe it.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «guano» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guano/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.