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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bot1 (bot),USA pronunciation n. - Insectsthe larva of a botfly.
Also, bott. - 1425–75; late Middle English; akin to Dutch bot, Frisian dialect, dialectal botten (plural); further origin, originally obscure
bot2 (bot),USA pronunciation n. [Australian Slang.]- British Termsa person who cadges;
scrounger.
- perh. shortening of botfly 1915–20
bot., - Botanybotanical.
- botanist.
- botany.
- bottle.
B.O.T., - Board of Trade.
bot31 (bot),USA pronunciation n. - a device or piece of software that can execute commands or perform routine tasks, as electronic searches, usually without user intervention (often used in combination):intelligent infobots; shopping bots.
- shortening of robot 1985–90
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: bot, bott /bɒt/ n - the larva of a botfly, which typically develops inside the body of a horse, sheep, or man
- any similar larva
Etymology: 15th Century: probably from Low German; related to Dutch bot, of obscure origin bot /bɒt/ Austral informal vb - to scrounge or borrow
n - a scrounger
- on the bot ⇒ wanting to scrounge
Etymology: 20th Century: perhaps from botfly, alluding to the creature's bite; see bite (sense 12) bot /bɒt/ n - an autonomous computer program that performs time-consuming tasks, esp on the internet
Etymology: 20th Century: from ( ro) bot WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bot., an abbreviation of:- Botanybotanical.
- Botanybotanist.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: bot. abbreviation for - botanical
- botany
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