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bots
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bots, n. pl. [Cf. Gael. botus belly worm, boiteag maggot.].
The larvæ of several species of botfly, especially those larvæ which infest the stomach, throat, or intestines of the horse, and are supposed to be the cause of various ailments.
"See Illust. of Botfly ." [1913 Webster]
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