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bots

[ bots ]

noun

, (used with a plural verb)
  1. a disease affecting various mammals, especially horses, caused by the attachment of the parasitic larvae of botflies to the stomach of the host.

bots

/ bɒts /

noun

  1. functioning as singular a digestive disease of horses and some other animals caused by the presence of botfly larvae in the stomach

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Word History and Origins

Origin of bots1

First recorded in 1780–90; plural of bot 2; -s 3

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