Klingon word: tlhapragh Part of speech: noun Definition: monster Source: qepHom 2017 _______________________________________________ NON-CANON USE IN ST: DISCOVERY: matay'DI', Lorca tlhapraghHom wItlhay'moHlaH. Together we can deal with Lorca's little monster. (DSC/subtitle "The Butcher's Knife...") tlhapragh 'oH, qatlh 'e' DaSov, la'? How do you know it's a monster, Commander?" (DSC/subtitle "The Butcher's Knife...") TREK TRIVIA: One of the holo-monsters seen in Worf's Klingon Calisthenics program wielded an axe, the blade of which sported exaggeratedly pointed finials. (TNG "Where Silence Has Lease") PUN: "Bobby Pickett's classic novelty song Monster Mash was released in 1962 on Garpax Records. {tlhapragh} backwards is {gharpatlh}, which is almost a transliteration of Garpax. I say 'almost' because 'x' is usually transliterated as {Q}, not {tlh}. Maybe Okrand wanted to mix it up a little." (nIqolay Q, 12/12/2017) SEE ALSO: Ha'DIbaH animal (n) yagh organism (n) Dep being (nonhumanoid) (n) -- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons