Meanings
plural sea pancakes
- InternethumorousA manta ray.
Here are some sea pancakes to brighten your day! 😃
2019 August 27, Audubon Nature Institute (@AudubonNature), Twitter2 more examples
I wanna go to the aquarium and pet the sea pancakes :-(
2015 July 2, @666bongz, TwitterAll of these sea pancakes greeted me at once today and I felt so blessed 😍🙌🏼 #SheddAquarium
2016 July 14, Michaela (@MichaelaPCecala), TwitterSynonyms: 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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