A humanoid civilization, first encountered by the Federation in 2268. The Tamarians were faintly reptilian in appearance, and their spoken language was based almost entirely on metaphors drawn from their culture's mythology. Early encounters between the Federation and the Tamarians were without incident, but the two societies were unable to communicate. A breakthrough finally came in 2368, when a Tamarian captain, Dathon, confined both himself and Enterprise-D Captain Picard on the surface of planet El-Adrel IV. 
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