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August 11, 2005

Chupacabra makes it into the Oxford Dictionary

chupacabra:
noun - an animal said to exist in parts of Central America, where it supposedly attacks animals, especially goats.
origin Spanish, literally 'goatsucker', from chupar 'to suck' + cabra 'goat'.
Go see the list of new words yourself. (Techies will enjoy the fact that podcast and wiki made it as well).

Posted on August 11, 2005 |

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James Barton

In some ways the Chupacabra seems like a merging between the vampire and werewolf mythologies.

Posted by: James Barton | January 15, 2009 at 04:00 PM

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