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pileate definition

pi·le·ate (pī′lē it, pil′ē-; -āt′)

adjective

  1. having a pileus
  2. having a crest extending from the bill to the nape, as some birds
Also pileated pi′·le·at′·ed (-āt′id)

Etymology: L pileatus < pileus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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