- the larva of a botfly, which typically develops inside the body of a horse, sheep, or human
- any similar larva
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bots
(bots),USA pronunciation n. (used with a pl. v.) [Vet. Pathol.]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Veterinary Diseasesa disease affecting various mammals, esp. horses, caused by the attachment of the parasitic larvae of botflies to the stomach of the host.
- 1780–90; plural of bot1; see -s3
bot1
(bot),USA pronunciation n.
bot2 (bot),USA pronunciation n. [Australian Slang.]
bot.,
bot31 (bot),USA pronunciation n.
- Insectsthe larva of a botfly.
- 1425–75; late Middle English; akin to Dutch bot, Frisian dialect, dialectal botten (plural); further origin, originally obscure
bot2 (bot),USA pronunciation n. [Australian Slang.]
- British Termsa person who cadges;
scrounger.
- perh. shortening of botfly 1915–20
bot.,
- Botanybotanical.
- botanist.
- botany.
- bottle.
- Board of Trade.
bot31 (bot),USA pronunciation n.
- a device or piece of software that can execute commands or perform routine tasks, as electronic searches, usually without user intervention (often used in combination):intelligent infobots; shopping bots.
- shortening of robot 1985–90
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bot, bott /bɒt/ n
bot /bɒt/ Austral informal vb
- to scrounge or borrow
- a scrounger
- on the bot ⇒ wanting to scrounge
bot /bɒt/ n
- an autonomous computer program that performs time-consuming tasks, esp on the internet
bot /bɒt/ n
- slang the buttocks
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