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- the larva of the botfly, which is an internal parasite of horses. It lives typically in the stomach, finally passing out in the dung and pupating on the ground.马胃蝇蛆(马蝇的幼虫, 寄生在马等的胃, 肠内, 最终随其粪便排出, 并在地上化蛹)。
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- Austral./NZ informal a person who persistently borrows or cadges from others〈澳/新西兰, 非正式〉不断借债的人; 经常乞讨的人。
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sheep bot
the sheep nostril fly羊鼻蝇。见 NOSTRIL FLY.
词源
early 16th cent.: probably of Low German origin.
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- (chiefly in science fiction) a robot机器人(主要见于科幻小说中)。
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- Computing an autonomous program on a network (especially the Internet) which can interact with computer systems or users, especially one designed to respond or behave like a player in an adventure game【计算机】自动程序。
词源
1980s: shortening of ROBOT.