{ Pi″le‐ate (?), Pi″le‐a′ted (?), } a. [L. pileatus, fr. pileus a felt cap or hat.] 1. Having the form of a cap for the head.
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.