chupacabras
A legendary creature in the folklore of parts of the Americas dating from the 1990s,…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.
» Biologists view the chupacabras as a contemporary legend.
Біологи вважають чупакабру сучасною легендою.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.
чупака́браčupakábra
чупака́браčupakábra
Examples
3 sentencesBiologists view the chupacabras as a contemporary legend.
Біологи вважають чупакабру сучасною легендою. — deniko
The popularity of the chupacabras has resulted in it being featured in several types of media.
В результаті популярності чупакабри, про неї написали у кількох видах засобів масової інформації. — deniko
As a professional cryptozoologist, I have collected Sasquatch droppings, mapped a nest of Chupacabras, and tracked sea serpents across the Indian Ocean.
Translations
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Origin
From Spanish chupa (“it sucks”) + cabras (“goats”).From Spanish chupa (“it sucks”) + cabras (“goats”).
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Forms
plural: chupacabras| Singular | chupacabras |
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| Plural | chupacabras |
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