guanay
[ gwuh-nahy; Spanish gwah-nahy ]
/ gwəˈnaɪ; Spanish gwɑˈnaɪ /
noun, plural gua·nay·es [gwuh-nahy-eys; Spanish gwah-nah-yes] /gwəˈnaɪ eɪs; Spanish gwɑˈnɑ yɛs/, gua·nays.
a cormorant, Phalacrocorax bougainvillii, of islands off the coasts of Peru and Chile, a chief source of guano.
Also called
guanay cormorant.
Origin of guanay
1855–60; < American Spanish
guanae, apparently as back formation from colonial Spanish
huanaes, as plural of
huano
guano, taken as the name of the bird that produced it
Words nearby guanay
guanabara bay,
guanaco,
guanadrel,
guanajuato,
guanase,
guanay,
guanazolo,
guandong,
guanethidine,
guangdong,
guangxi zhuang