Meanings
nounbotts (uncountable)
- oftenuncountablewith definite articleThe disease caused by the maggots of the horse bot fly when they infect the stomach of a horse.
- broadlyoftenuncountablewith definite articleInfection by maggots under the skin of cows, or by sheep maggots in the frontal sinus of sheep.
Origin
Possibly a modification of Scottish Gaelic boiteag 'maggot'
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APA
botts. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/botts
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “botts,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/botts.
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