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Missing link has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

hypothetical organism formerly thought to be intermediate between apes and human beings

2

A hypothetical primate once thought necessary to explain a perceived evolutionary gap between apes and humans.

See Also
evolutionary missing ape gap hypothetical primate human
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
primitive
Rhyming Words
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