edible \ed"ible\, a. l. edibilis, fr. edere to eat. see
   eat.
   fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent; as, edible
   fishes. --bacon. -- n. anything edible.
   1913 webster

   edible bird's nest. see bird's nest, 2.

   edible crab zo"ol., any species of crab used as food,
      esp. the american blue crab callinectes hastatus. see
      crab.

   edible frog zo"ol., the common european frog rana
      esculenta, used as food.

   edible snail zo"ol., any snail used as food, esp.
      helix pomatia and h. aspersa of europe.
      1913 webster
see also:
eat edible bird's nest bird's nest edible crab callinectes hastatus crab 
edible frog rana esculenta edible snail helix pomatia h. aspersa