Lynxproverbial for its piercing eyesight, is a fabulous beast, half dog and half panther, but not like either in character. The cat-like animal now called a lynx is not remarkable for keen-sightedness. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Lynx from Infoplease:
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