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botts - What does it mean?

Definition of 'botts'

English

(wikipedia)

Noun

(-)
  • The disease caused by the maggots of the horse bot fly when they infect the stomach of a horse.
  • (by extension) Infection by gadfly maggots under the skin of cows, or by sheep maggots in the frontal sinus of sheep.
  • Usage notes

    The noun is usually used in the plural with the definite article. ("The botts" )

    See also

    * botfly