chupacabra

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/ˌt͡ʃʰupəˈkʰabɹə/

A form of chupacabras — A legendary creature in the folklore of parts of the Americas dating from the 1990s, supposed to attack and drink the blood of livestock, especially goats.

OriginSpanish chupacabras →
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Meanings

chupacabra1

nounchupacabra (plural chupacabras)

plural chupacabras

  1. alternativeproscribedsometimesbiologyAlternative form of chupacabras.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:chupacabra.

Chupacabra2

noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of chupacabra.

Origin

  1. Spanishchupacabras
  2. Englishchupacabra

Variant spelling of chupacabras used in English cryptozoological publications by misanalysis of the Spanish chupacabras as a plural.

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Cite this entry
APA

chupacabra. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chupacabra

MLA

“chupacabra.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chupacabra. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chupacabra,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chupacabra.

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