octostiate

octostiate
\(ˈ)äk|tästēə̇t, -ēˌāt\ adjective
Etymology: New Latin Octostiatae, from octa- + -ostiatae (from feminine plural of -ostiatus having a specified number of ostia, from ostium + Latin -atus -ate
1. : having eight ostia
2. : belonging to a group of spiders having eight cardiac ostia

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