botts

noun — 2 senses

botts

noun

Etymology Possibly a modification of Scottish Gaelic boiteag 'maggot'

1

Often, With definite article The disease caused by the maggots of the horse bot fly when they infect the stomach of a horse.

2

Broadly, Often, With definite article Infection by maggots under the skin of cows, or by sheep maggots in the frontal sinus of sheep.

Related terms
botfly, myiasis

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