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Guano

Large deposits of bird faeces that accumulate in sites that birds regularly use, such as breeding colonies.

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Natural environment; Coral reefs

The manure of birds and bats that is often used as fertilizer.

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A substance that is made up mostly of the wastes of sea birds or bats. Guano is used as a fertilizer.

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The decomposed dried excrement of birds and bats, used for fertilizer.

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1. Artificial manure, especially that made from fish. 2. Natural fertilizer from the excrement of sea fowl.

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Large deposits of bird feces that accumulate in sites that birds regularly use, such as breeding colonies.

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