"chupacabra" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌt͡ʃʰupəˈkʰabɹə/ Forms: chupacabras [plural]
Etymology: Variant spelling of chupacabras used in English cryptozoological publications by misanalysis of the Spanish chupacabras as a plural. Etymology templates: {{m|en|chupacabras}} chupacabras, {{bor|en|es|chupacabras}} Spanish chupacabras Head templates: {{en-noun}} chupacabra (plural chupacabras)
  1. (cryptozoology) Alternative spelling of chupacabras Wikipedia link: chupacabra Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: chupacabras Categories (topical): Cryptozoology Synonyms: chupacabras Related terms: goatsucker
    Sense id: en-chupacabra-en-noun-Y-1zVSPd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biology, cryptozoology, natural-sciences, zoology

Inflected forms

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