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Definition of the missing link
: a kind of animal that was in some ways like an ape and in some ways like a human being and that is thought to have existed in the past but has not been discovered scientists searching for the missing link
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: 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
: a torch formerly used to light a person's way through the streets
: to skip smartly along
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