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Recent Examples of guano
The poop, or guano, of infected birds is teeming with viruses.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
The guano in their colonies must smell pleasant, comforting, rather than the barnyard stink that hit my own nose.
—Blair Braverman, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024
Starting in the 1800s, however, American and British miners began flocking to Sombrero Island to take advantage of its abundant seabird guano, which can be used as fertilizer.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
The researchers note that the deaths of these men mark a concerning trend in bat guano being used as cannabis fertilizer.
—Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
The guano in their colonies must smell pleasant, comforting, rather than the barnyard stink that hit my own nose.
—Blair Braverman, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024
Starting in the 1800s, however, American and British miners began flocking to Sombrero Island to take advantage of its abundant seabird guano, which can be used as fertilizer.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
The researchers note that the deaths of these men mark a concerning trend in bat guano being used as cannabis fertilizer.
—Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guano
Noun
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Examples of organic lawn fertilizers include cottonseed meal, seaweed, bone meal, blood meal, and various animal manures.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Mar. 2025
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An egg farm that houses 7.5 million hens generates hundreds of millions of pounds of manure each year.—
Kenny Torrella,
Vox,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Yogi Sahu, a resident near Chynoweth Park who had organized with his neighbors to pressure City Hall to act, recalled RV dwellers dumping human excrement into the trains, hanging underwear on trees, playing loud music and stealing packages.—
Devan Patel,
The Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2025
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The illness is spread by the Marburg virus, which is found in the urine, saliva and excrement of Egyptian rousette bats.—
Katherine Hignett,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Another 18 dung dots decorated the cabinets, floors and shelves.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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There’s time for kids to inspect elephant dung, find bones, collect guinea fowl feathers, and make castings of lion paw prints, plus let loose in waterfalls, try catch-and-release fishing, and learn to throw spears.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
AFAR Media,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Two dark-brown mushrooms stuck out of the damp soil.—
Shayla Love,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Hydrangeas can be grown in almost any type of soil, but the soil must have good drainage.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Related article Fossilized poop reveals secrets of how dinosaurs came to dominate Earth The dinosaur has been given the scientific name Duonychus tsogtbaatari, in honor of Mongolian paleontologist Khishigjav Tsogtbaatar.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN,
25 Mar. 2025
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Regardless of further research results, one thing is apparently certain: Dealing with penguin poop is not an enjoyable experience.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The midden is a testament to the volume of shellfish eaten by Hoabinhians.—
Smithsonian Magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Feb. 2025
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This and oral reports evidenced that two even larger middens once existed nearby.—
Smithsonian Magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Guano.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guano. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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