- boiteag
- a maggot; See botus.
Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. Alexander Gairm Publications. 1982.
boiteag
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Bots — Bots, n. 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
botts — Bots Bots, n. 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bots — The larvae of several species of botflies. [Gael. boiteag, maggot] ox b. cattle grub, the larvae of the warble flies, Hypoderma bovis and H. lineatum. sheep b. Oestrus ovis larvae … Medical dictionary
bot — bot1 [bät] n. [ME < ? Gael botus, belly worm < boiteag, maggot] the larva of the botfly bot2 [bät] n. 1. short for ROBOT 2. a computer program that executes a specific task according to the user s instructions: Often in combination: Also… … English World dictionary
