spillover
IPA: spˈɪɫoʊvɝ
noun
- That which overflows; the excess or side effect.
- (epidemiology) The spread of infectious disease between different species of animal and particularly to humans.
spill over
IPA: spˈɪɫˈoʊvɝ
verb
- to enter into another zone by way of accident or overcrowding; to overflow
- (intransitive) (of an infectious disease) to spread from one species of animal to another and particularly to humans
- (intransitive) (of a bad emotion, situation, etc.) to reach a climax
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