Pi·le·ate Pi·le·a·ted a.
1. Having the form of a cap for the head.
2. Zool. Having a crest covering the pileus, or whole top of the head.
Pileated woodpecker Zool., a large American woodpecker (Ceophloeus pileatus). It is black, with a bright red pointed crest. Called also logcock, and woodcock.
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