living thing vs varmint

living thing

noun
  • An living thing such as an animal, a plant, a fungus or a microorganism; something that lives, as opposed to being non-living or dead; any thing that has life as its quality as opposed to state. 

varmint

noun
  • A pestering animal such as one that kills or harasses a farmer's livestock or crops. 

  • An obnoxious person or troublemaker. 

How often have the words living thing and varmint occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )