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The parasitic larva of a botfly.

The letter Ϳϳ, an uncommon variant of Jj used in Greek linguistics.

Bots (used with a sing. or pl. verb) A disease of mammals, especially cattle and horses, caused by infestation of the stomach or intestines with botfly larvae.

(dialectal) To unite closely; fasten; rivet.

A software program, such as a spider, that performs automated tasks on the internet.

To unite closely.

A software program that imitates the behavior of a human, as in participating in chatroom or IRC discussions.

(Informal) A robot.

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.

A physical robot.

(computing) A piece of software designed to perform a minor but repetitive task automatically or on command, especially when operating with the appearance of a (human) user profile or account.

(video games) A computer-controlled character in a video game, especially a multiplayer one.

A supremely unskilled player.

A person with no ability to think for themselves

To bugger.

To ask for and be given something with the direct intention of exploiting the thing’s usefulness, almost exclusively with cigarettes.

(video games) To use a bot, or automated program.

See Bots.

Botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human