chupacabra

== English == === Alternative forms === chupacabras === Etymology === Variant spelling of chupacabras used in English cryptozoological publications by misanalysis of the Spanish chupacabras as a plural. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌt͡ʃʰupəˈkʰabɹə/ === Noun === chupacabra (plural chupacabras) (cryptozoology, sometimes proscribed) Alternative form of chupacabras. For quotations using this term, see Citations:chupacabra. === See also === goatsucker === References === ForteanTimes Magazine FT199 August 2005, editorial on page 02 ForteanTimes Magazine FT201 September 2005, letters page 71