Ed"i*ble (?), a. [L. edibilis, fr. edere to
eat. See Eat.]
Fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent; as, edible fishes. Bacon. -- n.
Anything edible.
Edible
bird's nest. See Bird's nest, 2. -- Edible
crab (Zoöl.),
any species of crab used as
food, esp. the American blue crab (Callinectes hastatus). See Crab. -- Edible frog (Zoöl.), the common European frog (Rana esculenta), used
as food. -- Edible snail (Zoöl.), any snail used as food, esp. Helix pomatia
and H. aspersa of Europe.
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