Term: missing link: hypothetical organism formerly thought to be intermediate between apes and human beings
Candidate hypernym: primitive: a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization → 1
Candidate hypernym: tier: any one of two or more competitors who tie one another → 0
Candidate hypernym: catalectic: (prosody) a line of verse that lacks a syllable in the last metrical foot → 0
Candidate hypernym: sugarplum: any of various small sugary candies → 0
Candidate hypernym: sounding lead: a metal bob at the end of a sounding line → 0
Candidate hypernym: ulnar nerve: a nerve running along the inner side of the arm and passing near the elbow; supplies intrinsic muscles of the hand and the skin of the medial side of the hand → 0
Candidate hypernym: ringside: first row of seating; has an unobstructed view of a boxing or wrestling ring → 0
Candidate hypernym: time signal: a signal (especially electronic or by radio) indicating the precisely correct time → 0
Candidate hypernym: guardian spirit: an angel believed to have special affection for a particular individual → 0
Candidate hypernym: ironworker: a person who makes articles of iron → 0
Candidate hypernym: dry: a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages → 0