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Encyclopedia > Eurasian

Eurasian, also Euroasian or Euro-Asian can mean:


Eurasian may be used as a slang term to refer to people of Asian decent, living in European countries who have no other traits of being Asian other then the fact that they look it.


Eurasian may also refers to people of Asian and European descent.

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Geography

Eurasia African-Eurasian aspect of Earth Eurasia is the Earths largest landmass covering about 21215121321km² compared with the Americas (approximately 42,000,000 km²), Africa (approximately 30,000,000 km²), and Antarctica (approximately 13,000,000 km²). Eurasia comprises the traditional continents of Europe and Asia. ... The Euro-Asian Steppe, also known as the Euroasian Steppe or the Eurasian Steppe (sometimes referred to collectively as The Steppes or The Steppe) is the terms often used to describe the vast steppe ecoregion of Eurasia stretching from the western borders of the steppes of Hungary to the eastern...  The Eurasian plate, shown in green The Eurasian Plate is a tectonic plate covering Eurasia (a landmass consisting of the continents Europe and Asia) except that it does not cover the Indian subcontinent, the Arabian subcontinent, and the area east of the Verkhoyansk Range in East Siberia. ... Map showing the location of Avar Khaganate, c. ... Eurasian nomads are a large group of peoples of the steppes of Central Asia, Mongolia and Eastern Europe (Pontic steppe). ...

Regional organizations

The Eurasian Scout Region (in Russian Регионального Бюро Евразия) is the divisional office of the World Scout Bureau of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, (in Russian Всемирной Организации Скаутского Движения or ВОСД) headquartered in Gurzuf near Yalta-Krasnokamenka, Ukraine, with a branch office in Moscow. ... The Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO) is an international organization set up by the Eurasian Patent Convention (EAPC). ... Flag of EurAsEC The Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC or EAEC) was put into motion on 10 October 2000 when Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan signed the treaty. ... The Eurasia Party was registered as a political party by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on 21 June 2002, approximately one year after the Pan-Russian Eurasia Movement was established by Aleksandr Dugin. ... The Eurasianists (Russian: Евразийцы, Evraziitsy) was a political movement in the Russian emigre community in the 1920s. ... Title of the series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (or Gundam Seed) is an anime television series from Japan. ... Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny is the second TV series set in the Cosmic Era universe of Gundam. ...

Demography

Juliana Imai is a Brazilian model of Japanese and Portuguese descent Eurasian, in English vernacular, is a term that refers to those of mixed European and Asian ancestry, regardless of continent of origin. ...

Animals

Binomial name Bubo bubo (Linnaeus, 1758) The Eurasian Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo) is a species of horned owl resident in much of Europe and Asia. ... Binomial name Lynx lynx (Linnaeus, 1758) The Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx) is a medium-sized cat of European and Siberian forests, where it is one of the major predators. ... Binomial name Falco subbuteo Linnaeus, 1758 The Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo), or just simply Hobby, is a medium-sized falcon. ... Trinomial name Canis lupus lupus (Linnaeus, 1758) Eurasian wolf range The Eurasian Wolf (Canis lupus lupus; also known as the Common Wolf) is a subspecies of the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus). ... Binomial name Meles meles Linnaeus, 1758 The Eurasian or European badger, Meles meles, is a mammal indigenous to most of Europe (excluding northern Scandinavia, Iceland, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily and Cyprus) and to many parts of Asia, from about 15° to 65° North, and from about 10° West to 135° East. ... Binomial name Sorex minutus (Linnaeus, 1766) The Eurasian Pygmy Shrew, often shortened to Pygmy Shrew, is a widespread shrew of northern Eurasia. ... Binomial name Neomys fodiens (Pennant, 1771) The Eurasian Water Shrew, known in British English as the Water Shrew, is a relatively large shrew, up to 100 mm in length, with a tail up to three-quarters as long again. ... Binomial name Phoxinus phoxinus (Linnaeus, 1758) The Eurasian minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus) is a species of freshwater fish. ... Binomial name Scolopax rusticola (Linnaeus, 1758) The Eurasian Woodcock, Scolopax rusticola is a medium-small wader. ... Binomial name Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) The Eurasian Collared Dove, Streptopelia decaocto, also called the Eurasian Collared-Dove or simply the Collared Dove, is one of the great colonisers of the avian world. ... Binomial name Numenius arquata (Linnaeus, 1758) The Eurasian Curlew, or in Europe just Curlew, Numenius arquata, is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae. ... Binomial name Carduelis spinus Linnaeus, 1758 The Eurasian Siskin, or just Siskin in Europe, Carduelis spinus, is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. ... Binomial name Aegypius monachus (Linnaeus, 1766) The Eurasian Black Vulture (Aegypius monachus) is also known as the Monk Vulture, the Cinereous Vulture, or just the Black Vulture. ... Binomial name Haematopus ostralegus (Linnaeus, 1758) Eurasian Oystercatcher range. ... Binomial name Garrulus glandarius Linnaeus, 1758 The Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius) occurs over a vast region from Western Europe and north-west Africa to the eastern seaboard of Asia and down into south-east Asia. ... Binomial name Sitta europaea Linnaeus, 1758 The Eurasian Nuthatch, Sitta europaea, is a small passerine found throughout temperate Europe and Asia, although not in Ireland. ... Binomial name Charadrius morinellus Linnaeus, 1758 The Eurasian Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus), or in Europe just Dotterel, is a small wader in the plover family of birds. ... Binomial name Fulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 Synonyms Fulica prior The Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra), or just Coot, is a member of the rail and crake bird family, the Rallidae. ... The Eurasier, sometimes referred to as the Eurasian, is a spitz breed of dog that is relatively unknown in America, but in Europe it is widely known as a wonderful companion that maintains his own personality, has a dignified reserve to strangers, a strong bond to its family and that...

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Eurasian Watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) - A Probem Aquatic Plant in the Western USA (2439 words)
Eurasian watermilfoil is an extremely adaptable plant, able to tolerate and even thrive in a variety of environmental conditions.
Eurasian watermilfoil may have been introduced to the North American continent at Chesapeake Bay in the 1880s, although Couch and Nelson present evidence that the first collection of Eurasian watermilfoil was made from a pond in the District of Columbia during the fall of 1942.
The success of a drawdown on Eurasian watermilfoil is dependent on several factors such as degree of desiccation (drawdowns in rainy western Washington and Oregon are often ineffective), the composition of substrate (sand vs. clay), air temperature (the exposed sediments need to freeze down to 8-12 inches), and presence of snow.
Vermont Lakes & Ponds - Eurasian Watermilfoil (1619 words)
Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum L.) is a non-native aquatic plant that currently infests a number of Vermont lakes (pdf, 117 KB), including the state's largest, Lakes Champlain, Memphremagog and Bomoseen (view map).
Eurasian watermilfoil stems can reach the surface in up to 20 feet of water, growing up from the lake bottom each year from a fibrous root system.
Eurasian watermilfoil is recognized primarily by its whorls of four feather-like leaves around the stems.
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