pileated woodpecker

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pileated woodpecker - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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     2. (Zool.) Having a crest covering the pileus, or whole top
        of the head.
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     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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