Metensomatosis
Pronunciation : Met`en*so`ma*to"sis
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L., a change of body (by the soul), fr. Gr. (Biol.)
Definition : Defn: The assimilation by one body or organism of the elements of another.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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