guano

(noun)

the excrement of seabirds, cave-dwelling bats, pinnipeds, or birds more generally

Related Terms

Examples of guano in the following topics:

  • Land Policy

    • The Guano Islands Act, passed on August 18, 1856, provided for U.S. claims to unoccupied islands containing guano deposits.

  • Histoplasmosis

    • Histoplasma capsulatum grows in soil and material contaminated with bird or bat droppings (guano).
    • Histoplasmosis is not contagious, but is contracted by inhalation of the spores from disturbed soil or guano.

  • Nitrogenous Waste in Birds and Reptiles: Uric Acid

    • Birds, reptiles, and most terrestrial arthropods, such as insects, are called uricothelic organisms because they convert toxic ammonia to uric acid or the closely-related compound guanine (guano), rather than urea.