Klingon word: notqa' Part of speech: noun Definition: a large, black bird Source: HQ (10:4 p4) _______________________________________________ (HQ 10.4:4): a large, black bird (nowhere near as large as a {qa'rol}, which is really big) (HQ 10.4:5): "The plural suffix for birds is usually {-mey}, the general plural suffix, as would be expected. There is a difference of opinion, however, about which plural suffix to use for a few birds capable of mimicking speech, such as the {vIlInHoD} and the {qaryoq} (and the larger {qaryoq'a'}), with some Klingons using {-mey} but others preferring {-pu'}, the plural suffix for beings capable of using language. PUN: a Klingon raven ("nevermore"!) See Tremail-Naik's (Massimiliano Benini) Klingon translation of "The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe at http://web.archive.org/web/20080116143733/http://www.cs.unibo.it/~mbenini/ N.B. he translated the poem before {notqa'} was revealed by Maltz. SEE: notqa' pach Eagle's Claw (n) (BOP Haynes Manual) - i.e. a type of mine found on the B'rel-class Bird of Prey. (BOP Haynes) SEE ALSO: tIn be big, large (v) qIj be black (v) bo'Degh bird (n) -- Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons Please contribute relevant vocabulary from the last year or two. I’ve fallen behind in updating my files and adding cross-references for related words.