The Collaborative International Dictionary
H aspersa
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.