Hypothetical organism formerly thought to be intermediate between apes and human beings.

synonym: ape-man.

Roget 53: incompleteness etc. adj.; deficiency, short measure; shortcoming etc. 304; insufficiency etc. 640; imperfection etc. 651; immaturity etc. (nonpreparation) 674; half measures.    [part wanting] defect, deficit, defalcation, omission; caret; shortage; interval etc. 198; break etc. (discontinuity) 70; noncompletion etc. 730; missing link.    missing piece, missing part, gap, hole, lacuna.    ... show more

Roget 729: completion, accomplishment, achievement, fulfillment; performance, execution; despatch, dispatch; consummation, culmination; finish, conclusion; close etc. (end) 67; terminus etc. (arrival) 292; winding up; finale, denouement, catastrophe, issue, upshot, result; final touch, last touch, crowning touch, finishing touch, finishing stroke; last finish, coup de grace; crowning of the edifice; coping-stone, keystone; missing link etc. 53; superstructure, ne plus ultra [Lat.], work done, fait accompli [Fr.].    elaboration; finality; completeness etc. 52.    ... show more