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  1. Small threadlike organs on the surface of
  2. some cells, composed of contractile fibres
  3. that produce rhythmic waving movements. Some
  4. single-celled organisms move by means of
  5. cilia. In multicellular animals, they keep
  6. lubricated surfaces clear of debris. They
  7. also move food in the digestive tracts of
  8. some invertebrates.
  9.