The story
The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) was a flightless bird endemic to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, which is believed to have become extinct in the 17th century due to human activity.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
go the way of the dodo
go the way of the do·doToday it means: To go extinct or become obsolete or defunct; to fall out of common practice or use; to become a thing of the past. Full definition →