expression, noun
Refers to a hypothetical extinct creature that would bridge an evolutionary gap; also used figuratively for a missing connection between things. Often synonymous with ミッシングリンク.
See also: ミッシングリンク
その化石は失われた環かもしれないと期待された。
The fossil was hoped to be the missing link.
この発見が両理論の失われた環を埋めるだろう。
This discovery will fill the missing link between the two theories.