missing link
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nounDefinition of MISSING LINK
1
: an absent member needed to complete a series or resolve a problem
2
a : a hypothetical intermediate evolutionary form between humans and their presumed simian progenitors b : a hypothetical intermediate evolutionary form between one animal species or group and its presumed ancestors <a missing link between reptiles and birds>
See Examples of MISSING LINK
- Police are hopeful that the new evidence will provide the missing links needed to solve the crime.
- scientists searching for the missing link
First Known Use of MISSING LINK
1851
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