| Abbreviation | Definition |
|---|---|
| MLMP | Monarch Larva Monitoring Project |
| MLZ | Moore Lab of Zoology |
| mole | blind underground burrowing animal |
| MVZ | Musem of Vertebrate Zoology |
| NBDA | Network-based Diffusion Analysis |
| NDMA | N-Nitrosodimethylamine |
| NHP | Non-Human Primate/ZOL |
| NIMITZ | Never Imagined Myself In This Zoo |
| NRBE | National Reptile Breeders Expo |
| NRBW | Natural Resources Body for Wales |
| NWC | New World Camelidae |
| OFO | Ontario Field Ornithologists |
| OH | Original Hamster |
| OOF | Overreacting Ostrich Factory |
| ORAA | Ontario Reptile and Amphibian Atlas |
| Oster | Ostrich |
| OZO | Oesterreichische Zoo Organisation |
| PDZA | Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium |
| PPZ | Prospect Park Zoo |
| RBZ | Raffles Bulletin of Zoology |