Category:Pileate

Pi"le*ate, pi"le*a`ted, a. Etym: [l. pileatus, fr. pileus a felt cap Or hat.]

1. Having the form of a cap for the head.

2. (zoöl.)

Defn: 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.