bot 1 also bott (b t)n. 1. The parasitic larva of a botfly. 2. bots (used with a sing. or pl. verb) A disease of mammals, especially cattle and horses, caused by infestation of the stomach or intestines with botfly larvae. [Middle English, probably of Low German origin.] |
| bot 2 (bt) n. A software program that imitates the behavior of a human, as by querying search engines or participating in chatroom or IRC discussions. [Short for robot.] |
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