sea pancake

noun

A manta ray.

Meanings

nounsea pancake (plural sea pancakes)

plural sea pancakes

  1. InternethumorousA manta ray.

    Here are some sea pancakes to brighten your day! 😃

    2019 August 27, Audubon Nature Institute (@AudubonNature), Twitter
    2 more examples

    I wanna go to the aquarium and pet the sea pancakes :-(

    2015 July 2, @666bongz, Twitter

    All of these sea pancakes greeted me at once today and I felt so blessed 😍🙌🏼 #SheddAquarium

    2016 July 14, Michaela (@MichaelaPCecala), Twitter

    Synonyms: majestic flap flap

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA manta ray.

Origin

From a jocular likening of the flattish shape of a manta ray to a pancake.

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APA

sea pancake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20pancake

MLA

“sea pancake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20pancake. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sea pancake,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20pancake.

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