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Definition of: pileated
(pī′lē·ā′tid, pil′ē-) adjective
1. Bot. Provided with a pileus or cap.
2. Ornithol. Having the feathers of the pileum elongated or conspicuous; crested: the pileated woodpecker. Also pi′le·ate. [<L pileatus capped <pileus a felt cap]
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