dying breed
noun1
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.
- In contrast, the coaches stored at Great Yarmouth are something of a dying breed as the modern railway in the UK becomes unit-based. "Some of these are sort of 40-50 years old. Most things can be repaired, metal can be welded - they're very, very comfortable," explains Steward.2025 October 29, James Steward tells Joe Campbell, “Thriving on the stock exchange”, in RAIL, number 1047, page 45:
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- endangered species