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 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam /ˌlɪbəˈreɪʃən ˈtaɪgərz əv ˈtæmɪl ˈiːləm/

noun

  1. A terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tactics that target key government and military personnel  ( Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam , LTTE , Tamil Tigers , Tigers , World Tamil Association , World Tamil Movement )
    a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tactics that target key government and military personnel
     The Tamil Tigers perfected suicide bombing as a weapon of war
    the Tamil Tigers perfected suicide bombing as a weapon of war


 Chlorura chlorura Chlorura chlorura /kloʊˈrʊrə kloʊˈrʊrə/

noun

  1. Towhee of the Rocky Mountains  ( Chlorura chlorura , green-tailed towhee )
    towhee of the Rocky Mountains


 finback finback /ˈfɪnbæk/

noun

  1. Large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific  ( Balaenoptera physalus , common rorqual , fin whale , finback , finback whale )
    large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific


 Warwick Warwick /ˈwɔrwɪk/

noun

  1. English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)  ( Earl of Warwick , Kingmaker , Richard Neville , Warwick )
    English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)