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