Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Bots"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bots \Bots\, n. pl. [Cf. Gael. botus belly worm, boiteag
maggot.] (Zo["o]l.)
The larv[ae] of several species of botfly, especially those
larv[ae] which infest the stomach, throat, or intestines of
the horse, and are supposed to be the cause of various
ailments. [Written also {botts}.]
Note: See Illust. of {Botfly}.
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