gut load

verb

To provide insects or other feeder animal with a nutrient-rich diet before they are fed to pets, such as reptiles and amphibians.

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Meanings

verbgut load (third-person singular simple present gut loads, present participle gut loading, simple past and past participle gut loaded)

present singular third person gut loads · participle present gut loading · participle past gut loaded · past gut loaded

  1. To provide insects or other feeder animal with a nutrient-rich diet before they are fed to pets, such as reptiles and amphibians.

Origin

From gut + load.

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APA

gut load. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gut%20load

MLA

“gut load.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gut%20load. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gut load,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gut%20load.

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