chine vs vertebral column

chine and vertebral column both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

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