'Pileate' definitions:

Definition of 'Pileate'

From: GCIDE
  • Pileate \Pi"le*ate\, Pileated \Pi"le*a`ted\, a. [L. pileatus, fr. pileus a felt cap or hat.]
  • 1. Having the form of a cap for the head. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) Having a crest covering the pileus, or whole top of the head. [1913 Webster]
  • Pileated woodpecker (Zool.), a large American woodpecker (Ceophloeus pileatus). It is black, with a bright red pointed crest. Called also logcock, and woodcock. [1913 Webster]

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