missing link
noun
a hypothetical form of animal assumed to have constituted a connecting link between the anthropoid apes and humans, identified by some authorities as constituting the genus Australopithecus.
something lacking for the completion of a series or sequence.
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Origin of missing link
First recorded in 1850–55
Words nearby missing link
missileer, missileman, missilery, missing, missing fundamental, missing link, missing mass, missiology, mission, mission control, mission creep
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Example sentences from the Web for missing link
There does seem a missing-link somewhere, observed the girl.
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British Dictionary definitions for missing link
missing link
noun
the missing link (sometimes capitals) a hypothetical extinct animal or animal group, formerly thought to be intermediate between the anthropoid apes and man
any missing section or part in an otherwise complete series
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Cultural definitions for missing link
missing link
A supposed animal midway in evolution between apes and humans. The term is based on a misunderstanding about the theory of evolution, which does not state that humans are descended from apes, but rather maintains that both humans and apes descended from a common ancestor. Modern evolutionary scientists do not search for a “missing link.”
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