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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BOT. [See Bots.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human

Merriam Webster's

I. noun also bott Etymology: Middle English; akin to Dutch leverbot liver fluke Date: 15th century the larva of a botfly; especially one infesting the horse II. abbreviation 1. botanical; botanist; botany 2. bottle 3. bottom 4. bought

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (also bott) any of various parasitic larvae of flies of the family Oestridae, infesting horses, sheep, etc. Phrases and idioms: bot-fly (pl. -flies) any dipterous fly of the genus Oestrus, with stout hairy bodies. Etymology: prob. of LG orig.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Bot Bot, n. (Zo["o]l.) See Bots.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

A bot is a computer program that carries out tasks for other programs or users, especially on the Internet. (COMPUTING) N-COUNT