PILEATE

pileate|pileated. Pileate, or Pileated, a. covered with or like a cap

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{ Pi″le‐ate (?), Pi″le‐a′ted (?), } a. [[L. pileatus, fr. pileus a felt cap or hat.]] 1. 1. Having the form of a cap for the head.
2. 2. (Zoöl.) Having a crest covering the pileus, or whole top of the head.
Pileated woodpecker (Zoöl.), a large American woodpecker (Ceophloeus pileatus). It is black, with a bright red pointed crest. Called also logcock, and woodcock.