bot

Definition

The larva of a botfly, which infests the skin of various mammals, producing warbles, or the nasal passage of sheep, or the stomach of horses.

Etymology

Possibly a modification of Scottish Gaelic boiteag (“maggot”).

Example Sentences

• "One deer, later found to be heavily parasitized by bots, suffered severe vomiting attacks during the early spring."
• "Jerry prepared a glass jar with sterilized sand to act as a nursery for his pulsating bot, but despite his tender ministrations the larva dried out and died before it could encase itself in a pupal sheath."