Usage Note
Kulisap is a general, somewhat literary or formal term for any small insect or bug. In everyday speech Filipinos more often name the specific insect — ipis, lamok, langgam — so kulisap tends to appear in written Tagalog, poetry, or when referring to insects collectively in an abstract sense.
Examples
" Maraming kulisap sa hardin. "
Natural Translation
There are many insects in the garden.
Literal Translation
Many insects in garden.
" Puno ng kulisap ang lumang bodega. "
Natural Translation
The old warehouse is full of insects.
Literal Translation
Full of-insects the old warehouse.
" Marami sa mga kulisap na nabubuhay sa gubat ang may mahalagang papel sa balanse ng kalikasan. "
Natural Translation
Many of the insects that live in the forest play an important role in nature's balance.
Literal Translation
Many of the [mga] insects that live in forest the have important role in balance of nature.
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