spinal column vs chine

spinal column and chine both are nouns.

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

As nouns, chine is a hyponym of spinal column; that is, chine is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than spinal column:

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

Other hyponyms of spinal column include notochord.

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

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