bots Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human
    bot.

WordNet

Bots noun plural
Etymology
Cf. Gael. botus belly worm, boiteag maggot.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) 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. Written also botts. See Illust. of Botfly.

Webster 1913