Pileate; Pileated

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

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

2. 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.