Definition of the missing link
- scientists searching for the missing link
: absent
: a connecting structure: such as
: a single ring or division of a chain
: one of the standardized divisions of a surveyor's chain that is 7.92 inches (20.1 centimeters) long and serves as a measure of length
: to couple or connect by or as if by a link
: to become connected by or as if by a link
: a torch formerly used to light a person's way through the streets
: to skip smartly along
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