guanay
(ˈgwɑːneɪ)
[ad. Amer. Sp. guanae, prob. from Quechua.]
The Peruvian cormorant, Phalacrocorax bougainvillei.
| 1860 Times 17 Dec. 7 The guanaes or cormorants and other allied tribes of birds which deposit guano must have existed thousands of years before man. 1925 R. C. Murphy Bird Islands of Peru iv. 73 The range of the guanay is restricted to coastwise waters along the arid, western shores of South America. 1968 B. Nelson Galapagos xvi. 272 Guanays are heavy birds, none too well endowed for getting off the ground and landing again. 1971 Islander (Victoria, B.C.) 25 July 3/1 The guanay cormorant of South America has poured millions into the Peruvian economy. |