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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Bots \Bots\, noun pl. [Cf. Gael. botus belly worm, boiteag maggot.] (Zo["o]l.) The larv[ae] of several species of botfly, especially those larv[ae] which infest the stomach, throat, or intestines of the horse, and are supposed to be the cause of various ailments. [Written also {botts}.]
Note: See Illust. of {Botfly}.
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