[Tlhingan-hol] birds (was Re: Klingon Bird-of-Prey Haynes Manual)

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> {borghel} - a very small bird whose eggs are tasty

bor - gurgle
ghel - ask
legh - see

Borask?  Gurglegel?  See Rob?

What's a small bird whose eggs are tasty?  Quail, perhaps?

> {lotlhmoq} - a bird that swoops into the water in order to catch food,
> but cannot swim

lotlh - rebel (verb)
moq - beat (something with an implement, such as to signal the start of a duel)

"Rebel Beat"?  Some kind of musical reference?  (There's a movie of
that name, but it's from 2007.)

> {raw'} - an aquatic bird with colourful plumage

Could it be as simple as just "ducks in a row"?  There are already
several duck-related words.

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