chine vs spinal column

chine and spinal column both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chine	Yes	No	Yes	No
spinal column	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, spinal column is a hypernym of chine; that is, spinal column is a word with a broader meaning than chine:

chine: backbone of an animal
spinal column: the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

Other hypernyms of chine include back, backbone, rachis, spine, vertebral column.

chine (noun)	spinal column (noun)
backbone of an animal	the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
cut of meat or fish including at least part of the backbone

chine (verb)	spinal column (verb)
cut through the backbone of an animal