Warbird

In starship classification, a warbird was a type of warship. They generally resembled large predatory birds. 

Three cultures are known to operate warbirds:
 * Klingon Empire
 * Klingon warbird
 * Romulan Star Empire
 * 22nd century warbird
 * 2340s warbird
 * D'deridex class warbird
 * Valdore type
 * Remans
 * Scimitar, a prototype referred to as a "Reman warbird"

Background information
The term warbird, as used within the Romulan Empire, dates back as far as 2154, as the Romulan drone-ship was a modified warbird; this, however, was most likely a warbird of a much earlier design than that of the D'deridex-class. The term was known to Starfleet as early as the 2344 encounter with the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-C). It is, however, unclear if this specifically refers to the D'deridex-class design or that of yet another unknown warbird class.

The word in the Romulan language apparently is "D'deridex", as what Data refers to in the episode as a "D'deridex class cruiser" is also referred to as a "warbird class starship" by Picard in. Prior to Star Trek: Enterprise and, "warbird" or "Romulan warbird" were used exclusively to refer to D'deridex-class starships. Brannon Braga has mentioned that the use of the term "warbird" to describe Klingon ships in was a mistake, implying that the production team only wished Romulan ships to be identified as warbirds.

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Válečný pták Imperialer Romulanischer Warbird Oiseau-de-Guerre ウォーバード Oorlogsvogel