The Collaborative International Dictionary
Metensomatosis
Metensomatosis \Met`en*so`ma*to"sis\, n. [L., a change of body (by the soul), fr. Gr. ?.] (Biol.) The assimilation by one body or organism of the elements of another.
Wiktionary
metensomatosis
n. (context biology English) The assimilation by one body or organism of the elements of another.