kənfjˈuːzɪŋli, ðə nˈiːoʊtˈɛθiz ɪz sˈʌmtaɪmz dᵻfˈaɪnd æz ðɪ ˈoʊʃən sˈaʊθ əvə haɪpˈɑːθəsˌaɪzd mˈɪdˈoʊʃən ɹˈɪdʒ sˈɛpɚɹˌeɪɾɪŋ ɡɹˈeɪɾɚɹ ˈɪndiə fɹʌm ˈeɪʒə, ɪnwˌɪtʃ kˈeɪs ðɪ ˈoʊʃən bᵻtwˌiːn sɪmˈɪɹiə ænd ðɪs haɪpˈɑːθəsˌaɪzd ɹˈɪdʒ ɪz kˈɔːld ðə mˈiːsoʊtˈɛθiz, ˈaɪ.ˈiː. ðə "mˈɪdəltˈɛθiz".
Confusingly, the Neo-Tethys is sometimes defined as the ocean south of a hypothesised mid-ocean ridge separating Greater India from Asia, in which case the ocean between Cimmeria and this hypothesised ridge is called the Meso-Tethys, i.e. the "Middle-Tethys".