"A hlai was a large, flightless Romulan bird farmed for it's meat; similar to the Terran ostrich. The very largest of these were sometimes tamed for children to ride. This, however, renders their meat unusable. (TOS novel: The Romulan Way)"@en . . "Hlai"@en . . . . . "A hlai was a large, flightless Romulan bird farmed for it's meat; similar to the Terran ostrich. The very largest of these were sometimes tamed for children to ride. This, however, renders their meat unusable. (TOS novel: The Romulan Way)"@en . . . .