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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Edible \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} (Zo["o]l.), any species of crab used as food, esp. the American blue crab ({Callinectes hastatus}). See {Crab}. {Edible frog} (Zo["o]l.), the common European frog ({Rana esculenta}), used as food. {Edible snail} (Zo["o]l.), any snail used as food, esp. {Helix pomatia} and {H. aspersa} of Europe. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: edible adj : suitable for use as food [syn: {comestible}, {eatable}] [ant: {inedible}] n : any substance that can be used as food [syn: {comestible}, {eatable}, {pabulum}, {victual}, {victuals}] From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: EDIBLE, adj Good to eat, and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm.
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