Klingon Word of the Day: bI'rel tlharghDuj (noun)
Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, November 04, 2025 Klingon word: bI'rel tlharghDuj Part of speech: noun Definition: B'rel-class Scout Source: This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh@kli.org).
Klingon word: bI'rel tlharghDuj Part of speech: noun Definition: B'rel-class Scout Source: _______________________________________________ Segh: bI'rel tlharghDuj Model: B'rel Scout (KBoP) Described in detail on the Klingon Bird-of-Prey Poster (KBoP) and in the Klingon Bird-of-Prey Haynes Manual. Class of small Klingon Bird of Prey scoutship. It is equipped with the {pach peng} "Talon's Strike" and {moratlh ro'} "Morath's Fist" torpedos and the {notqa' pach} Eagle's Claw (mine). (BOP Haynes) TREK NOTES: The Somraw - a Raptor-class scoutship with a crew of 12 - was rescued from the atmosphere of a gas giant by the Enterprise in 2151. This is not the same as a Bird of Prey, which was also referred to in the episode. Decks were labeled: "Deck 2, Red Sector", "Deck 4, Blue Sector", "Deck 4, Green Sector". The engine room was called the "reactor pit". (ENT "Sleeping Targs"; cf. https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Raptor_class ) "Small size of the craft indicates a rapid scout vessel, one- or two-man crew." (Spock, TOS "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield") Klingon agent Kras said he a arrived on planet Capella IV in a small scoutship in 2267. (TOS "Friday's Child") In 2366 the Romulan scout ship Pi crashed on Galorndon Core, one-half light-year in Federation space. (TNG "The Enemy") Later that year Romulan Admiral Alidar Jarok stole a scout ship and defected to the Federation. (TNG "The Defector") SEE ALSO: qISa'ruj Raptor (SN) MKE toQDuj Bird of Prey [ship class] (n) -- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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