pileated

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pi·le·at·ed

P0301800 (pī′lē-ā′tĭd) also pi·le·ate (-ĭt)adj.1. Botany Having a pileus.2. Having a crest covering the pileum. Used of a bird.
[From Latin pīleātus, wearing a pileus, from pīleus, felt cap.]

pi•le•at•ed

(ˈpaɪ liˌeɪ tɪd, ˈpɪl i-)

adj. Ornith. crested. [1720–30]

pileated

- Etymologically means "capped," like a mushroom, but now refers to a bird with a crest on the top of the head from the bill to the nape.See also related terms for mushroom.