dying breed

English

Noun

dying breed (plural dying breeds)

(idiomatic) A group of people or things that is becoming less numerous over time.
Book lovers are a dying breed; now people just watch online videos.

Further reading

“dying breed”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
“a dying breed”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.

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