dying breed

English

Noun

dying breed (plural dying breeds)

1. (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.