/sayn'yeuh ree"teuh, seen'-/ ; Sp. /se nyaw rddee"tah/ , n. , pl. señoritas /-teuhz/ ; Sp. /-tahs/ .
1. a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbr.: Srta.
2. a cigar-shaped wrasse, Oxyjulis californica, found off the coast of California, olive brown above shading to creamy white below.
[ 1815-25, Amer.; ]