Bird's″–eye′ (�), a. 1. Seen from above, as if by a flying bird; embraced at a glance; hence, general; not minute, or entering into details; as, a bird's-eye view.
2. Marked with spots resembling bird's eyes; as, bird's-eye diaper; bird's-eye maple.
Webster's Dictionary 1913
Bird's″–eye′ (�), a. 1. Seen from above, as if by a flying bird; embraced at a glance; hence, general; not minute, or entering into details; as, a bird's-eye view.
2. Marked with spots resembling bird's eyes; as, bird's-eye diaper; bird's-eye maple.