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bot 1 also bott  (bt)
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.]

bots [bɒts]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) (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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