West Germanic languages. The West Germanic languages constitute the largest of the three branches of the Germanic family of languages (the others being the North Germanic and the extinct East Germanic languages). The three most prevalent West Germanic languages are English, German, and Dutch.
a bird's eye view. âº a view from a very high place that allows you to see a large area: Climb to the top of the Eiffel Tower if you want a bird's eye view of Paris. (Definition of âa bird's eye viewâ from the Cambridge Advanced Learnerâs Dictionary & Thesaurus Â© Cambridge University Press) Translations of âa bird's eye viewâ.
The eyes of owls look forward in a fixed position and cannot move to the side, as the human eye can. Therefore, to see to the side or back, the owl must turn its whole head. They see extremely well at night. Their hearing must be extremely acute also, for it is known that a barn owl can strike a mouse in the dark.