bots

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bots - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Bots \Bots\, n. pl. [Cf. Gael. botus belly worm, boiteag
     maggot.] (Zool.)
     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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