Translation

perikan means "Pelican" in English.
It's a katakanization, a loan-word.

perikan is normally written with katakana, as ペリカン.
perikan written with hiragana is ぺりかん.
perikan does not have kanji.
Romaji pe ri ka n
Katakana
Hiragana

Synonyms

Scientific name: Pelecanus.

Further Reading

Wikipedia: 伽藍鳥 (Pelican)